Support for war in Iraq wanes (Scripps Survey - 48% want rapid withdrawal)

[sabra]

http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=WAR-POLL-10-24-05&cat=AN

Support for war in Iraq wanes

Public support for the U.S. military occupation of Iraq has dwindled significantly in recent months even as the fledgling government in Baghdad achieves important milestones toward democratic rule.

The public is now evenly divided over whether to begin an immediate troop withdrawal before the Iraqi government is stable, according to a survey of 1,005 adult residents of the United States conducted by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University.

The poll asked: "Should the United States begin pulling its troops out of Iraq as soon as possible, or should we stay for at least a few years until the new government in Iraq is secure?" Forty-eight percent said they want a rapid withdrawal, 46 percent favored staying until Iraq is more secure and 6 percent were undecided.

A similar poll conducted by the Scripps center in July found that only 34 percent then supported immediate withdrawal while 56 percent were committed to a longer stay.

[LynnTheDem]

1. "important milestones toward democratic rule"

Boy there are gonna be a lot of surprised and shocked people in this country.

"democratic rule"... :rofl:

[Barrett808]

2. Sadly, yes. This can only end in tears. n/t

[Erika]

3. If the mideast had wanted to be a democracy

they would have established it themselves. You don't see W's good bud, Saudi Arabia, becoming a democracy.

[High Plains]

4. Hmmm, seems like the percentage favoring immediate...

...withdrawal among the American public is higher than here at Democratic Underground. Or is my impression mistaken?

[fshrink]

5. Among which a strong

majority probably thinks that this would make filling up their prosthesis cheaper.