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More Americans Want Immediate End to Iraq War
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More adults in the United States believe the coalition effort should be abandoned, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 37 per cent of respondents believe all U.S. troops should be brought home from Iraq immediately, up nine points since November.
Conversely, 33 per cent of respondents want the soldiers to remain in place until the mission is finished, and 18 per cent would bring the troops home within a year.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 3,098 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 23,200 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.
Yesterday, U.S. president George W. Bush presented the federal budget for the 2008 fiscal year. The spending plan seeks $624.6 billion U.S. for defence, including $141.7 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
Bush dismissed establishing a date for the end of the coalition effort, saying, "There will be no timetable set. And the reason why is, is because we don't want to send mixed signals to an enemy, or to a struggling democracy, or to our troops."
Polling Data
When should troops be brought home from Iraq?
Feb. 2007 | Nov. 2006 | |
Bring home immediately | 37% | 28% |
Bring home within a year | 18% | 26% |
Stay until mission finished | 33% | 32% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 likely American voters, conducted on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.