November 08, 2006

Abstract: - Fewer adults in the United States are in favour of the coalition effort, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 61 per cent of respondents oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, down three points since mid-October.

- Fewer adults in the United States are in favour of the coalition effort, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 61 per cent of respondents oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, down three points since mid-October.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 2,836 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 21,400 troops have been wounded in action.

In December 2005, Iraqi voters renewed their National Assembly. In May, Shiite United Iraqi Alliance member Nouri al-Maliki officially took over as prime minister.

Yesterday, Iraq's Interior Ministry announced that criminal charges have been filed against 57 employees who abused and tortured prisoners in a Baghdad detention centre. The government also presented a draft law, which might allow thousands of members of the Hussein-dominated Baath party—who were dismissed as part of the de-Baathification policy in the weeks that followed the start of the war—to participate in public life.

Polling Data

Do you favour or oppose the U.S. war in Iraq?

	Nov. 5	Oct. 15	Oct. 2
Favour	33%	34%	38%
Oppose	61%	64%	61%
Unsure	6%	2%	1%

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,008 American adults, conducted from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.