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Only 9% in U.S. Say Iraq Situation is Getting Better
- Adults in the United States remain disappointed with the progress of the coalition effort, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. Only nine per cent of respondents think the situation for U.S. troops in Iraq is getting better, while 58 per cent believe it is getting worse.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 2,901 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 21,900 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, U.S. president George W. Bush met with Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim in Washington. Bush declared, "I told him that we're not satisfied with the pace of progress in Iraq, and that we want to continue to work with the sovereign government of Iraq to accomplish our mutual objectives, which is a free country that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself; a free country which will serve as an ally in the war against the extremists and radicals and terrorists." 63 per cent of respondents are not confident that U.S. policies in Iraq will be successful.
Polling Data
Do you think that the situation for U.S. troops in Iraq is.?
Nov. 2006 | May 2006 | Mar. 2006 | |
Getting better | 9% | 20% | 17% |
Getting worse | 58% | 43% | 46% |
No real change | 27% | 31% | 32% |
Not sure | 6% | 5% | 6% |
How confident are you that U.S. policies in Iraq will be successful?
Nov. 2006 | Sept. 2006 | Sept. 2005 | |
Confident | 17% | 20% | 23% |
Not confident | 63% | 61% | 59% |
Not sure | 19% | 19% | 18% |
Source: Harris Interactive
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,429 American adults, conducted from Nov. 13 to Nov. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 2 per cent.