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Despite Growing Optimism, 53% Still Want All American Troops Out of Iraq by End of 2008

Fifty-three percent (53%) of likely voters want U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by the end of 2008. Despite growing optimism about the War on Terror, that figure is unchanged since in mid-November. Forty-two percent (42%) now say Congress should withhold funding until the President complies with the proposed timetable for troop withdrawal. That’s a very slight increase from 40% a month ago. Forty-six percent (46%) disagree with the tactic of withholding funds (down from 50% last month).

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