Sixty percent of Americans oppose Iraq war: poll (more creative headlining from Reuters)

Reuters ^ | 08/08/06

[presidio9]

Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq and a majority would support a partial withdrawal of troops by year's end, a CNN poll said on Wednesday.

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It was the CNN poll's highest number opposing the war since fighting began in March 2003, a figure that has risen steadily since then, according to the Opinion Research Corp. survey conducted last week on behalf of the cable network.

The poll showed 36 percent of respondents said they were in favor of the war -- half the peak 72 percent who supported the war as it began, said the poll of 1,047 Americans.

The telephone survey, which had an error margin of 3 percentage points, showed 61 percent believed at least some U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of 2006.

Voter anger over the Iraq war, plagued by insurgent and sectarian violence with a daily civilian death toll, was cited in the Connecticut Democratic primary defeat Tuesday of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who strongly backed President George W. Bush's war effort.

[Jake The Goose]

Hey I oppose the war...

NOW - let's kick the living crap out of the enemy, take their land, take the all the oil we can get our hands on, and leave.

Yeh - I am opposed to the war...

So lets win - and leave.

[traditional1]

How many common sense/Non-Bush-haters are in the Poll?

Any poll conducted by MSM (especially CNN) cannot be relied upon to have any basis in the REAL American sentiments.

[From One - Many]

I'm surprised the headline from 'reuters' wasn't "Americans ready to surrender, 'un' to be advised within 24 hours".

[CholeraJoe]

"Trust no one."

[HawaiianGecko]

It just amazes me that Democrats believe they can run in November on Iraq.

As bad as this looks, the second table below is even uglier for the Dems.

"Do you think the Bush Administration does or does not have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq?" Half sample
						.
		Does	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/3-6/06	33	64	3
	6/22-25/06	35	64	2
	3/2-5/06	34	65	-
	12/15-18/05	40	59	1
	3/10-13/05	42	57	2
	5/20-23/04	39	59	2
	5/5-6/04	38	57	5
	4/15-18/04	45	53	2
	3/4-7/04	43	53	3
	12/18-21/03	48	47	5
	10/9-13/03	42	53	5
						.
"Do you think the Democrats in Congress do or do not have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq?" Half sample
						.
		Do	Do Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/3-6/06	27	66	6
	6/22-25/06	24	71	5
	3/2-5/06	24	70	6
	12/15-18/05	23	74	3

 

[Bazooka]

"Whoever wrote that headline should be FIRED. Just my opinion of course."

I think you're right, the headline is misleading. Of course, a 100% of the Americans are against the war in Iraq, but a certain percentage of Americans appreciates the necessity of getting the job done over there. You hardly read that in the headlines of any mainstream media.

[ishabibble]

REUTERS

Who wrote this article? What is his/her name?

I am absolutely justified in asking, since it has now been proven that Reuters is infested with liars. Before I can accept any news in this article, I must be able to research the writer. With Reuters and the other MSM Arab Muslim mouthpieces, it has become, MISTRUST AND VERIFY AND THEN POST THE PROOF OF THE LIE ON THE INTERNET!

[Dr. Frank fan]

The telephone survey, which had an error margin of 3 percentage points, showed 61 percent believed at least some U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of 2006.

What this really just shows is how stupid it is to keep referring to the ongoing military presence in Iraq as "the Iraq war".

[Dead Corpse]

I believe that the way the War is currently being fought is WRONG.

I guess that makes me "anti-war" in Reuter's view.

Which completely ignores the facts that I think:

1. We should still be carpet bombing those areas of Iraq with high levels of insurgency activity.
2. We should attack Iran and kill the Islamic infestation there.
3. We should provide direct support for Isreal against Hamas and Hezbollah.
4. Until Islamic terrorism has been whiped out as a threat, EVERY American EVERYWHERE around the Globe should take it upon themsevles to be at ALL times armed with at minium a privately owned pistol.

But I guess Reuters would still see me as "anti-war". Morons.

[Jameison]

"Interesting considering the poll in Connecticut yesterday showing 52% of those voting supported the Anti-War candidate

...and that was just amongst the liberals in a blue state. "

Yup.
Even in a hardcore blue state, only 52% of of the RATS backed the anti-war candidate.
Add in the fact the RATS won only 54% of the vote in the presidential elections in 2004, and we have something in the region of just 30% of CT voters backing the anti-war candidate..and that is in one of the bluest states you can get.
But hey, Al "Adnan Hajj" Ruters says so, so it must be so. :)

[Tzimisce]

Did they include photos?

[Coldwater Creek]

Pardonn me for taking you at face value.

[presidio9]

No problem. You should pay attention to what's going on with Reuters in the news and then you wouldn't make that mistake.

[intermeddler]

Don't you know that if were not fighting the terrorist in Iraq that we would be fighting them here. We aren't fighting international terrorism in Iraq. The generals have made it clear that we are in the middle of a civil war between the shias and the sunnis.

[Coldwater Creek]

No they haven't. They said that it could turn that way, but at this point it is not.

And, don't fool yourself about where we are fighting international Muslim terrorist.

The plan to draw terrorist to Iraq is working just like it was supposed to.

[Coldwater Creek]

The mistake was with your post, not my paying attention.

Good by

[Mike Darancette]

There is no Iraq war, there is the War on Terror with the Battle of Iraq, Battle of Afghanistan, Battle of America and the Battle of Lebanon along with smaller skirmishes.. One cannot be for the war and be against a selected battle. To do so would be like being for WWII and the Battle of Midway then saying you were against the battle of Iwo Jima.

[TexasRepublic]

So 60% of the readers of the Communist News Network don't favor the war - what a shock. /sarcasm