(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the United States are against their country’s military deployment in Iraq, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 65 per cent of respondents oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, up four points since September.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 4,180 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and 30,700 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.

The U.S. and Iraqi governments are hoping to finalize an agreement this year, which would establish a "security relationship" that would provide a legal basis for the presence of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

On Oct. 8, Iraqi president Jalal Talabani discussed the current state of affairs, saying, "There is a mutual desire to sign this agreement because it is necessary for Iraq’s development, to safeguard oil resources, to enable Iraqi forces to handle security and to complete our national independence."

Polling Data

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

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,006 Canadian adults, conducted from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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