(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the United States believe the coalition effort should come to an end soon, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 40 per cent of respondents would set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and 20 per cent say all soldiers should return now.

Conversely, 28 per cent think more troops should be sent to Iraq for a few months to stabilize the situation, up three points since March.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 3,435 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 25,300 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.

On May 24, the House of Representatives voted 280-142 on the Iraq supplemental spending bill, which approves $100 billion U.S. for the military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Senate ratified the measure in an 80-14 vote.

U.S. president George W. Bush discussed the legislation, saying, "The Iraq Study Group recommended that we hold the Iraqi government to the series of benchmarks for improved security, political reconciliation and governance that the Iraqis have set for themselves. I agree, so does the Congress, and the bill reflects that recommendation. (...) Failure in Iraq will cause generations to suffer, in my judgment. Al-Qaeda will be emboldened. They will say, yes, once again, we've driven the great soft America out of a part of the region. It will cause them to be able to recruit more. It will give them safe haven. They are a direct threat to the United States."

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