23 percent back Bush's Iraq strategy, an 11-point drop since the previous NBC/Journal poll

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than one in four Americans approves of President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday that mirrored other recent surveys.

The poll found only 23 percent backed Bush's Iraq strategy, an 11-point drop since the previous NBC/Journal poll in late October and Bush's lowest mark on the question in this survey, NBC reported.

Nearly seven in 10 respondents said they felt less confident the war would come to a successful conclusion, NBC said. Fifty-three percent said the United States did not have an obligation to killed or wounded American soldiers to remain in Iraq.

Bush's overall job approval rating was at 34 percent, the lowest level for the president in this poll, NBC said.