(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Almost three-in-five adults in the United States want the coalition effort to come to an end soon, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 25 per cent of respondents want U.S. troops to withdraw immediately from Iraq, while 34 per cent would bring all soldiers home within a year.

Conversely, 35 per cent of respondents believe U.S. troops should stay in Iraq until the mission is complete.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 4,091 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and 30,100 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. In addition, U.S. president George W. Bush said U.S. forces in Iraq would be reduced by 5,700 troops in December. After July 2008, all troop withdrawals from Iraq will be suspended.

On Jun. 5, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report on the war in Iraq, which claims Bush and his top officials deliberately misrepresented secret intelligence to make the case to invade Iraq. Committee chairman and Democratic West Virginia senator Jay Rockefeller declared: "These reports are about holding the government accountable and making sure these mistakes never happen again."

Polling Data

When it comes to the War in Iraq, the U.S. should...

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted on May 27 and May 28, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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