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Iraq (p. 8)

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

CBS News Poll. Feb. 8-11, 2007. N=1,142 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults). RV = registered voters
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"When deciding what to do about Iraq, how much do you think the Bush Administration should take into account the views of most Americans: a lot, some, not much, or not at all?"
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		A Lot	Some	Not Much	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	62	30	5	2	1
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"In deciding how to vote for president next year, how much will your vote be influenced by a candidate's position on the war? It is the single most important issue. OR, It is important, but so are other issues. OR, It won't influence my vote." N=1,015 registered voters
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		Most Important	Important	Won't Influence
		%	%	%
	2/8-11/07 RV	14	73	13
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"Would you say the situation in Iraq is getting better, getting worse, or is it staying about the same?"
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		Getting Better	Getting Worse	Staying the Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	10	46	41	3
	1/18-21/07	9	45	45	1
	12/8-10/06	8	52	38	2
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"Do you favor or oppose sending more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq in order to try and gain control of Baghdad and some other areas?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	33	63	4
	1/18-21/07	29	66	5
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"In your opinion, do you think that the war between the United States and Iraq is likely to lead to a larger war between other countries in the Middle East?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	59	34	7
	4/03	35	54	11
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"Which of these comes closest to your opinion? Congress should block all funding for the war in Iraq. OR, Congress should block funding for additional troops being sent to Iraq, but allow funding for troops currently there. OR, Congress should allow all funding for the war in Iraq."
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		Block All Funding	Block Additional Troops	Allow All Funding	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	8	45	42	5
	1/18-21/07	6	50	38	6
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"Do you think Congress should or should not pass a symbolic or nonbinding resolution against sending additional troops to Iraq?" N=578 adults (Form C)
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		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	44	45	11
	1/18-21/07	42	42	16
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"Do you think Congress should or should not pass a nonbinding resolution against sending additional troops to Iraq?" N=564 adults (Form D)
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		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	43	45	12

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Feb. 7-11, 2007. N=1,509 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults). RV = registered voters
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"Do you think George W. Bush has a clear plan for bringing the situation in Iraq to a successful conclusion, or don't you think so?"
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		Has a Clear Plan	Doesn't Have Clear Plan	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/7-11/07	21	72	7
	1/10-15/07	22	70	8
	11/9-12/06	19	74	7
	3/8-12/06	23	70	7
	12/7-11/05	28	66	6
	9/8-11/05	30	63	7
	7/13-17/05	27	64	9
	2/16-21/05	32	61	7
	10/1-3/04	35	55	10
	9/8-13/04	36	55	9
	8/5-10/04	36	58	6
	7/8-18/04	34	59	7
	6/3-13/04	37	55	8
	4/21-25/04	36	54	10
	4/1-4/04	32	57	11
	12/03	44	45	11
	10/03	35	54	11
	9/03	32	58	10
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"Do you think Democratic leaders in Congress have a clear plan for how to deal with the situation in Iraq, or don't you think so?"
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		Have a Clear Plan	Don't Have Clear Plan	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/7-11/07	20	68	12
	1/10-15/07	20	68	12
	11/9-12/06	22	65	13
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"Which concerns you more -- that the U.S. will leave Iraq before a stable democracy is in place, OR, that the U.S. will wait too long to withdraw its troops from Iraq?" Options rotated
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		Leave Too Soon	Wait Too Long	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/7-11/07	35	55	2	8
	11/9-12/06	33	55	3	9
	3/8-12/06	30	61	3	6
	10/6-10/05	32	55	4	9
	7/13-17/05	34	50	9	7
	4/1-4/04	36	52	2	10
	1/6-11/04	41	48	5	6
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"How much, if anything, have you read or heard about George W. Bush's new plan that will send an additional 21,000 U.S. troops to Iraq . . . ?"
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		A Lot	A Little	Nothing at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/7-11/07	42	47	10	1
	1/11-15/07	43	43	13	1
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"Do you favor or oppose Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/7-11/07	31	63	6
	1/11-15/07	31	61	8
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	Asked of those who oppose Bush's plan to send more troops: "Do you think Congress should try to block Bush's plan by withholding funding for the additional forces, or not?" N=912
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		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/7-11/07	72	20	8
	1/11-15/07	69	22	9

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 30-31, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you support or oppose sending additional U.S. troops to Iraq to help stabilize the country?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	1/30-31/07	35	57	8		.
	1/16-17/07	36	59	6		.
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"Do you think President Bush's new plan for Iraq should be given a chance to work, or is it clear that it's not going to succeed?"
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		Given a Chance	Clear Won't Succeed	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	1/30-31/07	41	49	10		.
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"Do you believe that what happens in Iraq matters to your security here in the United States?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	1/30-31/07	77	19	4		.
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"Do you think the U.S. military's response to the continuing violence against coalition forces in Iraq has been too aggressive, not aggressive enough, or about right?"
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		Too Aggressive	Not Aggressive Enough	About Right	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	%	.
	1/30-31/07	10	44	32	13	.
	4/21-22/04	8	42	41	9	.
	11/18-19/03	11	44	35	10	.
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"Thinking about the situation in Iraq, do you think the United States should pull out all troops immediately, pull out all troops gradually over the next year, pull out after Iraqi troops are capable of taking over, or send more troops?"
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		Pull Out Immediately	Pull Out Gradually	Pull Out After Iraqis Are Capable	Send More Troops	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/30-31/07	12	40	34	9	5
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"If Congress passes a non-binding resolution expressing opposition to President Bush's new plan for Iraq, do you think it is more likely to make a positive difference on U.S. policy toward Iraq or is it more likely to encourage the enemy and hurt troop morale?"
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		Positive Difference	Encourage Enemy	Mix (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/30-31/07	24	47	8	5	16

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 24-25, 2007. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Since the Iraq war began, do you think Congress has been assertive enough in challenging the Bush Administration's conduct of the war, or has not been assertive enough?"
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		Assertive Enough	Not Assertive Enough	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/24-25/07	27	64	9

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 19-21, 2007. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Suppose Congress considers a resolution which would express opposition to sending more troops to Iraq but would not take specific steps to prevent that from happening. What would you want your members of Congress to do? Should they vote to express support for sending more troops to Iraq or vote to express opposition to sending more troops to Iraq?" Half sample, MoE ą 4.5
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		Support	Opposition	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/19-21/07	32	64	4
	1/11/07	34	62	4
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"Thinking specifically about the additional troops President Bush plans to send to Iraq, what would you want your members of Congress to do? Should they vote to allow the government to spend money in order to send more troops to Iraq, or vote to block the government from spending money to send more troops to Iraq?" Half sample, MoE ą 4.5
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		Allow	Block	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/19-21/07	36	61	2
	1/11/07	38	60	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 17-18, 2007. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Who do you trust more to make decisions about U.S. policy in Iraq: President Bush or Democratic leaders in Congress?" Options rotated
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		President Bush	Democratic Leaders	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	32	55	2	6	5
	Republicans	74	14	3	5	4
	Democrats	7	87	1	2	3
	Independents	30	51	3	11	5
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"In general, do you think the Iraq war has made Americans safer from terrorism, or not?"
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		Has	Has Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/17-18/07	31	64	5
	10/5-6/06	29	66	5
	8/10-11/06	32	63	5
	8/2-4/05	28	64	8
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"At this point, do you think the level of U.S. troops in Iraq should be increased, decreased, or kept about the same?"
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		Increased	Decreased	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/17-18/07	23	50	18	9
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"Which of the following do you think is more important for the United States right now? Withdrawing U.S. troops as soon as possible to minimize the number of Americans casualties. OR, Maintaining U.S. troop levels in Iraq for at least another year or two to give the Iraqis more time to settle their differences and reach a political settlement." Options rotated
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		Withdraw ASAP	Maintain Troop Levels	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/17-18/07	46	45	9
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"In general, do you favor or oppose President Bush's plan to increase the level of U.S. troops in Iraq by about 20,000?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	26	68	6
	Republicans	60	31	9
	Democrats	7	92	1
	Independents	23	70	7
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"Do you think Democrats in Congress should take action to try to block the additional funding needed to pay for the additional troops Bush wants, or should not try to block funding?"
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		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	46	46	8
	Republicans	12	77	11
	Democrats	67	25	8
	Independents	47	47	6
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"As I read you some possible ways to resolve the situation in Iraq and bring U.S. troops home, please tell me which of these, if any, you would find acceptable. [See below.] Would this be acceptable, or not?"
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		Acceptable	Not Acceptable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"What if reducing the violence and restoring order can be achieved by breaking the country into independent Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish states?"
	1/17-18/07	48	36	16
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	"What if reducing the violence and restoring order can be achieved by giving up the goal of democracy and turning power over to another military strongman like Saddam?"
	1/17-18/07	11	83	6
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	"What if reducing the violence and restoring order can be achieved by establishing an Islamic government in Iraq?"
	1/17-18/07	45	40	15

*Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg* Poll. Jan. 13-16, 2007. N=1,344 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"All in all, do you think the situation in Iraq was worth going to war over, or not?"
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		Worth It	Not Worth It	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	34	62	4
	12/8-11/06	40	56	4
	6/24-27/06	41	54	5
	6/5-8/04 RV	43	53	4
	11/15-18/03	48	43	9
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"Do you support or oppose the idea of withdrawing most U.S. troops from Iraq by early 2008, while keeping military training forces there to assist and train Iraqi troops?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	60	31	9
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"Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush's plan to send almost an additional twenty-two thousand U.S. troops into Iraq?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	36	60	4
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"Do you agree or disagree with those who say that adding almost twenty-two thousand additional U.S. troops to those in Iraq right now will allow U.S. and Iraqi forces to defeat the insurgency and win the war in Iraq?"
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	34	60	6
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"Would you be more or less likely to vote for a presidential candidate in 2008 who supports a timetable for the withdrawal of all American troops in Iraq, or would it have no effect on your decision?"
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		More	Less	No Effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	38	12	46	4
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"Do you think Iraq is currently engaged in a civil war, or do you not think Iraq is currently engaged in a civil war?"
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		A Civil War	Not a Civil War	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	69	22	9
	12/8-11/06	65	26	9
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"Generally speaking, do you think the U.S. has a moral obligation to help pay for the reconstruction of Iraq, or not?"
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		Does	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	39	55	6
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"If Congress does fully fund George W. Bush's request for additional money for the Iraqi war, where do you think the additional money should come from? Should it come from repealing the Bush Administration tax cuts, or cutting domestic spending programs, or increasing the budget deficit?"
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		Repealing Tax Cuts	Cutting Domestic Spending	Increasing Deficit	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	38	18	19	25
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"Do you agree or disagree with those who say that if U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq before the country is secure, Iraq will become a safe haven for Al Qaeda and other terrorists?"
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	65	25	10
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"Regardless of whether or not you believe that Iraq would become a safe haven for Al Qaeda and other terrorists, if the U.S. were to withdraw from Iraq before the country was secure, do you think the likelihood of terrorist attacks on the U.S. would increase, decrease or stay the same?"
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		Increase	Decrease	Stay the Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	38	4	53	5
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"Do you agree or disagree with those who say that George W. Bush deliberately misled Congress and the American people about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction and its ties with Al Qaeda in order to build support for going to war with Iraq?"
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	50	44	6
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"Do you agree or disagree with those who want Congress to hold hearings to investigate whether George W. Bush deliberately misled Congress and the American people in order to build support for the Iraq war?"
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/07	44	50	6

Earlier polling on Iraq

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