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Two seperate polls-- show country is still greatly divided about Iraq and the report of the General changed peoples views very little....GW's finding that once you lose credibility--its hard to regain.....
Monday, September 17, 2007
Forty percent (40%) of U.S. voters say that Congress should support the policy outlined in President Bush’s address to the nation last Thursday night. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% disagree while 18% are not sure.
The survey also found that 47% believe Congress should “act to force the President to withdraw all troops from Iraq in the near future.” On that point, 43% disagree.
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/following_president_s_speech_public_remains_divided_on_iraq
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:26 PM
WASHINGTON -- Gen. David Petraeus' report to Congress and President Bush's nationally televised address have had little impact on Americans' distaste for the Iraq war and their desire to withdraw U.S. troops, polls show.
Fifty-four percent still favor bringing the troops home as soon as possible, a measurement that has not changed in months, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. And despite slight improvements in peoples' views of military progress, more said the U.S. will likely fail in Iraq than succeed by 47 percent to 42 percent, about the same margin as in July.
Nearly half, or 49 percent, said Bush should remove more troops than he announced he would last week, when he said he would withdraw some forces but leave at least 130,000 in Iraq at least until next summer. Thirty-eight percent said Bush's plan goes far enough.
Overall, two out of three said their views on the war had not been changed by presentations last week by Bush and Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
http://www.newsmax.com/us/us_iraq_polls/2007/09/18/33688.html