...the surge was failing, a view echoed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Posted on 08/30/2007 3:43:14 PM PDT by Baladas
A majority of Americans say the United States can win the war in Iraq, but the country is sharply divided along party lines about every aspect of the war, according to a United Press International/Zogby poll released today.
The poll shows 54 percent of Americans said the war is not lost. However, among Democrats, 66 percent said the mission has failed already, compared to 9 percent of Republicans who shared that view.
The survey also showed the country split on the success of the U.S. troop surge ordered earlier this year by President Bush and on the wartime performance of the Democrat-led Congress.
"This is a portrait of a divided nation that is not easily going to be placated on this [war] issue," said John Zogby, president of the polling firm. "It's one thing to have a majority; it's another when you look at how diametrically opposed Democrats and Republicans are."
About 49 percent of voters said the troop surge was not working, while 45 percent said it had produced results, according to the online nationwide survey of 6,711 adults, conducted over the weekend.
Most Democrats — 86 percent — said the surge was failing, a view echoed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat.
The pollsters noted that the skepticism of Democrats on the war was reflected by Mr. Reid's remark in April that "this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything."
Just 11 percent of Republicans said the surge was not effective, according to the poll.
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Or under a rock, or in a cave.
Zogby is such a shill. Even when he can't twist a poll enough o get the results he wants, he distorts the outcome with loaded terminology. Placated - indicates that something wrong has been done and the aggrieved party must now be made whole somehow.
Had he wanted to be honest he might have used the term "reconciled" or united. Obviously the 54% who believe that the war is winnable don't necessarily need to be placated...
lol, hadn’t seen that one before.
It IS amazing that those Democrats can actually manage to lose on losing.
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