I don't usually post on polls but this one is an important one.
"Do you believe there is a civil war in Iraq now?"
Base: All Adults
Total
Yes, is civil war 68%
No, is not 14%
Not sure 18%
"Which of the following possible scenarios would you like to see the U.S. government undertake with regard to Iraq?"
Base: All Adults
Total
Withdraw all troops now 18%
Set a timetable for withdrawal 51%
Send more troops to Iraq to stabilize the situation 19%
Not sure 12%
"Which of the following is closest to your opinion?"
Base: All Adults
Party ID
Total Republican Democrat Independent
It was a mistake to take military action against Iraq in the first place 42% 9% 66% 46%
Taking military action against Iraq was the right thing to do, but things have gotten off course there 40 56 27 42
Taking military action against Iraq was the right thing to do and things are going reasonably well 13 30 3 9
Not sure 5 4 4 4
Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.
"President Bush has recently announced that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will be stepping down. Do you think this is a good or bad thing for the U.S.?"
Base: All Adults
Party ID
Total Republican Democrat Independent
Good thing 61% 49% 73% 68%
Bad thing 9 14 5 8
Not sure 30 36 22 24
Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.
"Robert Gates, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has been nominated by President Bush to succeed Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense.
"Do you think this will:
Base: All Adults
Total
Make the situation in Iraq better 13%
Make no difference to the situation in Iraq 42%
Make the situation in Iraq worse 5%
Not sure 40%
While my brain is on polls, I remember a year ago a majority of Americans supported impeachment.
Curious...after the elections nobody has done a poll, "Do you want to see George W. Bush and Richard Cheney impeached?"
Yet here they are throwing their same strategy as before--send more soldiers to Iraq to die for a lie. And they still can't define success. They can't even define a realistic strategy except "We're not leaving until we win."
McCain wants to throw more bodies into the fray.
John Kerry, John Murtha, Fiengold, and Boxer took a brave step last year presenting timelines to get out of Iraq and to have the citizens of Iraq build a political solution. Seems they were not just 'pandering' to the left afterall. The election proved that and these polls prove it.
So why are McCain and Bush so unwilling to back down? Maybe because they have no family members to come home in a casket or be horribly maimed. Or maybe because they like getting rich over it.
Of course Bush is sweating out his legacy. And McCain is licking his chops at the idea of becoming President.
Bush's poll ratings are down at low 30s where they've been for more than a year (almost consistantly). And McCains will follow since he's out there speaking directly against what the majority of Americans want. These polls show McCain and Bush are stubborn old men with their heads buried in the sand.
When almost half of the voters think your WHOLE WAR was a mistake, and a VERY clear majority say that it IS a civil war, contrary to your wordgames, you know you're in trouble. Didnt the midterms teach you ANYTHING about what people want, w.? You'd think you'd take the hint and LISTEN, to preserve your legacy as a REPRESENTATIVE of the people... BEcause actions like THIS certainly will drag that precious legacy DOWN.... lower than it already WILL be.Do you really want to ride on the coattails of his legacy McCain? Maybe you should pick a BETTER role model...
