[Peace-discuss] Will Congress act on what it hears?

[Morton K. Brussel]

Associated Press dispatch:

Poll: Americans oppose Iraq troop surge
40 minutes ago

Americans overwhelmingly oppose sending more U.S. forces to Iraq,  
according to a new AP-Ipsos poll that serves as a strong repudiation  
of President Bush's plan to send another 21,500 troops.

The opposition to boosting troop levels in Iraq reflects growing  
skepticism that the United States made the right decision in going to  
war in the first place and that a stable, democratic government can  
be established there. Just 35 percent think it was right for the  
United States to go to war, a new low in AP polling and a reversal  
from two years ago, when two-thirds of Americans thought it was the  
correct move.

Sixty percent, meanwhile, think it is unlikely that a stable,  
democratic Iraqi government will be established.

Fully 70 percent of Americans oppose sending more troops, and a like  
number don't think such an increase would help stabilize the  
situation there. The telephone survey of 1,002 adults was conducted  
Monday through Wednesday night, when the president made his speech  
calling for an increase in troops. News had already surfaced before  
the polling period that Bush wanted to boost U.S. forces in Iraq.

Democrats are far more inclined to oppose an increase of troops, with  
87 percent against the idea, compared to 42 percent of Republicans.  
Overall, 52 percent of Republicans support an increase in troops,  
although some key GOP constituencies are opposed. For example, 60  
percent of white evangelical Christians oppose the idea and 56  
percent of self-described conservatives are opposed.

The survey had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3  
percentage points.






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