[Peace-discuss] Polls

[Morton K. Brussel]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A narrow majority of Americans now favor  
setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in

Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to  
an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.

Fifty-six percent say U.S. forces should be withdrawn eventually even  
if civil order has not been restored in Iraq, reflecting a continued  
and gradual departure from the "you break it, you've bought it"  
sentiment, ABC said.

Fifty-three percent support setting a date for withdrawing U.S.  
forces from Iraq, up from 47 percent last summer and 39 percent in  
late 2005.

A large majority of those who support setting a deadline want the  
139,000 U.S. troops in Iraq brought home within a year -- half of  
that group would like them home in six months.

The poll found that 64 percent of Americans now say the war in Iraq  
was not worth fighting -- up 6 points from last month to a new high.

According to the poll, two-thirds of Americans oppose

President George W. Bush's plan to send an additional 21,500 troops  
to Iraq. An equal number favor reducing U.S. military and financial  
support if the Iraqis fail to make progress restoring order.

Seventy percent of those polled believe the main blame for failing to  
control the violence in Iraq rests with its own government, not the  
United States.

ABC said the Democrat-led Congress continues to hold the upper hand  
on Iraq but slightly less so than last month. Then 60 percent of  
Americans trusted the Democrats over Bush to handle the war.

Democrats lost ground in the new poll, dropping 6 points to 54  
percent.Democrats generally favor starting to bring the troops home  
but differ on how quickly and under what circumstances this should  
happen.

The ABC News/Washington Post telephone poll of 1,082 adults was  
conducted February 22- 25. The results have a 3-point error margin.




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