Most Americans (55%) favor a firm timetable for withdrawing all U.S. troops from Iraq within a year. That figure includes 37% who favor an immediate withdrawal and 18% who want a timetable that will complete the withdrawal in a year.
Just 33% believe that President Bush’s plan to temporarily increase troop strength in Iraq will succeed in terms of reducing violence in Baghdad.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of America’s voters want U.S. troops brought home from Iraq immediately. Another 26% want a firm timetable established for the military forces to come home within a year.
Voters in Oklahoma (59%), Texas (51%), Virginia (51%), and Florida (48%) are more likely than voters in other states to say that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror.
Americans are evenly divided as to whether the war in Iraq is part of the larger War on Terror or a distraction from it. The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey finds that 43% believe Iraq is part of the War on Terror while 44% disagree and view it as a distraction.
The Administration's effort to build support for the Dubai Ports World transaction has had no measurable impact in the court of public opinion. Just 19% of Americans now believe Dubai Ports World should be allowed to purchase operating rights to several U.S. ports
Scott Rasmussen released a report entitled " The GOP Generation ." The basic premise was that if George W. Bush was successful in dealing with Iraq, Republicans would control both houses of Congress for at least a generation. This
As the Democrats prepare to formally nominate John Kerry for the Presidency, the gap between Republicans and Democrats on the War with Iraq is enormous. It can be seen on virtually every polling question mentioning Iraq.
Most Americans (54%) favor leaving U.S. soldiers in Iraq until that country's political situation is stabilized. A Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 Likely Voters found that 31% are opposed to that policy.
Americans are more likely today than they were two weeks ago to believe that the Iraqi prison abuse was fairly widespread. However, that has not dented their belief that the Iraqi people are better off today than they were under Saddam Hussein.
Half of America's voters expect the situation in Iraq to get worse during the coming months. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 30% expect things to get better.
Nine-out-of-ten Americans have read, seen, or heard news stories about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Half of all voters (48%) believe that such abuses represent an isolated event. However, 29% believe such practices are fairly widespread.
