(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – More Americans believe the coalition effort is going well, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 52 per cent of respondents think the U.S. is making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq, up six points since July.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – More Americans believe the coalition effort is going well, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 52 per cent of respondents think the U.S. is making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq, up six points since July.
However, 61 per cent of respondents think the war with Iraq was not worth fighting.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 4,155 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and 30,600 troops have been wounded in action.
In December 2005, Iraqi voters renewed their National Assembly. In May 2006, Shiite United Iraqi Alliance member Nouri al-Maliki officially took over as prime minister.
In September 2007, commander of the Multi-National Force – Iraq David Petraeus and U.S. ambassador in Iraq Ryan Crocker provided a comprehensive assessment of the situation in Iraq to the U.S. Congress.
The U.S. and Iraqi governments are hoping to finalize an agreement this year, which would establish a "security relationship" that would provide a legal basis for the presence of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
On Sept. 13, Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari discussed the current state of affairs, saying, "We have a single text, a final draft. It is up to the political leadership now to make a political decision. (…) We are not talking about a fixed timetable. We are talking about a time horizon, timeline, aspirational date."
Polling Data
Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq?
|
Sept. 2008 |
Aug. 2008 |
Jul. 2008 |
|
|
Is |
52% |
50% |
46% |
|
Is not |
40% |
46% |
51% |
|
Unsure |
7% |
4% |
3% |
All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not?
|
Sept. 2008 |
Aug. 2008 |
Jul. 2008 |
|
|
Worth it |
36% |
35% |
36% |
|
Not worth it |
61% |
63% |
63% |
|
Unsure |
3% |
2% |
1% |
Source: TNS / ABC News / Washington Post
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,133 American adults, conducted from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
