2007 Polling On Iraq

2007 Polling On Iraq

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2006 Polling On Iraq
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ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST
Conducted 9/27-30/07; surveyed 1,114 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/1).

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Worth fighting, strongly        25%
Worth fighting, somewhat        14
Not worth fighting, somewhat    12
Not worth fighting, strongly    47
No opinion                       3

Do you think the United States should keep its military forces in Iraq until civil order is restored there, even if that means continued U.S. military casualties; or, do you think the United States should withdraw its military forces from Iraq in order to avoid further U.S. military casualties, even if that means civil order is not restored there? (rotated)

Keep forces                 43%
Withdraw forces             54
No opinion                   3

As you may know, Bush has sent approximately 28 thousand additional U.S. military forces to try to restore civil order in parts of Iraq. Do you think this increase in U.S. forces has made the situation in Iraq better, worse or hasn't made much difference?

Better                      27%
Worse                       15
Hasn't made much difference 56
No opinion                   3

There's been a proposal to remove these additional U.S. forces from Iraq by next summer, returning to the earlier level of about 130,000 U.S. troops. Do you think the number of U.S. forces in Iraq should be reduced more quickly than this, more slowly or is this about the right pace of troop reductions? (rotated)

More quickly                    43%
More slowly                     12
Right pace                      38
Should not be reduced (vol.)     2
No opinion                       5

Do you think Democrats in Congress have gone too far or not far enough in opposing the war in Iraq?

Too far                     35%
Not far enough              55
Right amount (vol.)          5
No opinion                   5

The Bush administration has requested nearly 190 billion dollars to fund the wars and related U.S. activities in Iraq and Afghanistan over the next year. This is about 40 billion dollars more than first estimated. Do you think Congress should approve all of this funding request or reduce it?

Approve                                     27%
Reduce, somewhat                            23
Reduce, sharply                             43
No money should be approved (vol.)           3
No opinion                                   3

Thinking ahead to the next presidential election, do you think a Democratic or a Republican president would do a better job resolving the situation in Iraq?

Democratic                  51%
Republican                  31
Depends (vol.)               6
No difference (vol.)         8
No opinion                   4

Conducted 9/4-7/07; surveyed 1,002 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 9/10). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Worth fighting, strongly        23%
Worth fighting, somewhat        13
Not worth fighting, somewhat    11
Not worth fighting, strongly    51
No opinion                       2

Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States?

Contributed                     44%
Has not                         52
No opinion                       4

Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq?

Is making significant progress              36%
Is not making significant progress          60
No opinion                                   4

As you may know, Bush has sent approximately 28,000 additional U.S. military forces to try to restore civil order in parts of Iraq. Do you think this increase in U.S. forces has made the situation in Iraq better, worse or hasn't made much difference?

Better                          28%
Worse                           12
Hasn't made much difference     58
No opinion                       2

Do you think this increase of U.S. forces will or will not improve the security situation there over the next few months?

Will                        43%
Will not                    54
No opinion                   3

Do you think the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq should be increased, decreased or kept about the same?

Increased                   12%
Decreased                   58
Kept about the same         27
No opinion                   3

(If "decreased") When do you think a decrease in U.S. forces should begin -- right away, by the end of the year, by the middle of next year or later than that?

Right away                  62%
By the end of the year      27
By the middle of next year   6
Later than that              3
No opinion                   2

Do you support or oppose legislation that would set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq by next spring?

Support                     55%
Oppose                      41
No opinion                   4

What do you think would do more to increase the risk of a terrorist attack occurring here in the United States -- withdrawing from Iraq, or remaining in Iraq -- or is the risk of terrorism about the same either way? (rotated)

Withdraw                    22%
Remaining                   11
Same either way             65
No opinion                   2

As you may know, the U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, is preparing a progress report on the situation there. Do you think his report will honestly reflect the situation in Iraq or do you think it will try to make things look better than they really are? (rotated)

Will reflect situation in Iraq              39%
Will try to make things look better
 than they are                              53
No opinion                                   7

Do you think Bush will use the Petraeus report to adjust U.S. policy in Iraq, or do you think Bush will stick with his Iraq policy no matter what the Petraeus report says? (rotated)

Will use report to adjust his policy        28%
Will stick with his policy no matter what   66
No opinion                                   7

How confident are you in the ability of the Iraqi government to meet its commitments in the effort to restore civil order in Iraq -- very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident or not confident at all?

Very confident               3%
Somewhat confident          31
Not so confident            34
Not at all confident        31
No opinion                   1

(Asked of a half-sample) All told, do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Iraq?

Winning                     34%
Losing                      48
Neither/Tie (vol.)          14
No opinion                   5

(Asked of a half-sample) All told, do you think the United States will win or lose the war in Iraq?

Win                         39%
Lose                        43
Neither/tie (vol.)          14
No opinion                   4

Do you think the United States must win the war in Iraq in order for the broader war on terrorism to be a success, or do you think the war on terrorism can be a success without the United States winning the war in Iraq? (rotated)

U.S. must win war in Iraq for success       37%
Can be a success without U.S. winning war
 in Iraq                                    54
No opinion                                   9

Conducted 7/18-21/07; surveyed 1,125 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/23). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Worth fighting, strongly                    25%
Worth fighting, somewhat                    12
Not worth fighting, somewhat                10
Not worth fighting, strongly                53
No opinion                                   1

Keep forces                 39%
Withdraw forces             59
No opinion                   3

As you may know Bush has sent approximately 28 thousand additional U.S. military forces to try to restore civil order in parts of Iraq. Do you think this increase in U.S. forces has made the situation in Iraq better, worse or hasn't made much difference?

Better                      22%
Worse                       19
Hasn't made much difference 56
No opinion                   3

Do you think this increase of U.S. forces will or will not improve the security situation there over the next few months?

Will                        34%
Will not                    64
No opinion                   2

Do you think the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq should be increased, decreased or kept about the same? (rotated)

Increased                   16%
Decreased                   56
Kept about the same         26
No opinion                   2

(If "decreased") Should all U.S. forces in Iraq be withdrawn immediately or should they be decreased, but not all withdrawn immediately?

Withdrawn immediately                       36%
Decreased, but not withdrawn immediately    63
No opinion                                   *

Do you support or oppose legislation that would set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq by next spring?

Support                     55%
Oppose                      43
No opinion                   2

(If "support") What if setting a deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw from Iraq ________? In that case would you support or oppose setting a deadline?

Increased the chance of Iraq going into a
 full-scale civil war:

Support                     65%
Oppose                      32
No opinion                   2

Increased the chance that Al Qaida could
 establish terrorist bases in Iraq:

Support                     60%
Oppose                      38
No opinion                   3

Please tell me if you support or oppose each of the following proposals.

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Creating new rules
 on troop training and rest time that would
 limit the number of troops available for duty
 in Iraq:

Support                     65%
Oppose                      31
No opinion                   5

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Changing the
 primary mission of U.S. forces in Iraq to
 supporting and training the Iraqi Army, rather
 than directly fighting insurgents:

Support                     74%
Oppose                      21
No opinion                   5

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Reducing U.S.
 military and financial support from the Iraqi
 government if the Iraqis fail to make progress
 toward national unity and restoring civil order:

Support                     67%
Oppose                      30
No opinion                   3

Who do you think should have final say in deciding when to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq -- Bush or Congress? (rotated)

Bush                        31%
Congress                    62
Both equally (vol.)          2
Military commanders (vol.)   3
No opinion                   2

Very confident               4%
Somewhat confident          33
Not so confident            32
Not at all confident        29
No opinion                   1

Do you think Bush is or is not willing enough to change his administration's policies in Iraq?

Is                          18%
Is not                      78
Too willing (vol.)           *
No change needed (vol.)      1
No opinion                   3

Do you think the Democrats in Congress have done too much, too little or about the right amount to get Bush to change his Iraq war policy? (rotated)

Too much                    17%
Too little                  49
About the right amount      31
No opinion                   4

Have you or any of your close personal friends or family members served in the U.S. military in Iraq since the war began in March 2003?

Yes                         44%
No                          55
No opinion                   *

Conducted 5/29-6/1/07; surveyed 1,205 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/4). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Worth fighting, strongly                    24%
Worth fighting, somewhat                    12
Not worth fighting, somewhat                12
Not worth fighting, strongly                50
No opinion                                   2

Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States?

Contributed                 44%
Has not contributed         53
No opinion                   3

Do you think the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq should be increased, decreased or kept about the same?

Increased                   19%
Decreased                   55
Kept about the same         23
No opinion                   3

(If "decreased") Should all U.S. forces in Iraq be withdrawn immediately or should they be decreased, but not all withdrawn immediately?

Withdrawn immediately                       27%
Decreased but not withdrawn immediately     72
No opinion                                   1

(If "decreased but not withdrawn immediately") When do you think all U.S. forces should be withdrawn from Iraq -- later this year, sometime next year or can't you put a time on it at this point?

Later this year             31%
Sometime next year          26
Can't put a time on it      42
Later than 2008 (vol.)       1
No opinion                   *

Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq?

Is making significant progress              32%
Is not making significant progress          64
No opinion                                   4

As you may know Bush has sent approximately 28 thousand additional U.S. military forces to try to restore civil order in parts of Iraq. Do you think this increase of U.S. forces will or will not improve the security situation there over the next few months?

Will                        39%
Will not                    58
No opinion                   3

U.S. must win war in Iraq for success       37%
Can be a success without U.S. winning war
 in Iraq                                    56
No opinion                                   7

Withdrawing                 23%
Remaining                   14
Same either way             62
No opinion                   1

Suppose the United States withdraws from Iraq before civil order is restored there. Do you think ________ would be very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely or very unlikely?

A full-scale civil war in Iraq:

Very likely                 41%
Somewhat likely             34
Somewhat unlikely           11
Very unlikely                6
Already (vol.)               4
No opinion                   3

Parts of Iraq becoming a base of operations
 for terrorists targeting the U.S.:

Very likely                 39%
Somewhat likely             34
Somewhat unlikely           15
Very unlikely                7
Already (vol.)               3
No opinion                   3

Iran taking control of parts of Iraq:

Very likely                 39%
Somewhat likely             34
Somewhat unlikely           12
Very unlikely                9
Already (vol.)               1
No opinion                   7

Conducted 4/12-15/07; surveyed 1,141 adults, including an oversample of African-Americans; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/16). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Who do you trust to do a better job handling the situation in Iraq, Bush or the Democrats in Congress? (rotated)

Bush                    33%
Democrats               58
Both (vol.)              1
Neither (vol.)           7
No opinion               1

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Worth fighting, strongly                    22%
Worth fighting, somewhat                    11
Not worth fighting, somewhat                12
Not worth fighting, strongly                54
No opinion                                   1

Keep forces             42%
Withdraw forces         56
No opinion               2

Do you support or oppose Bush's decision to send approximately 28,000 additional U.S. military forces to Iraq? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Support, strongly       24%
Support, somewhat       11
Oppose, somewhat         9
Oppose, strongly        56
No opinion               *

Some people say the Bush administration should set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. military forces from Iraq in order to avoid further casualties. Others say knowing when the U.S. would pull out would only encourage the anti-government insurgents. Do you yourself think the United States should or should not set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq?

Should set a deadline                       51%
Should not set a deadline                   48
No opinion                                   1

Do you support or oppose legislation that would continue funding for the war, but also set a deadline of no later than August 2008, for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq?

Support                 51%
Oppose                  46
No opinion               3

(Asked of a half-sample) All told, do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Iraq?

Winning                 32%
Losing                  53
Neither/Tie (vol.)      12
No opinion               2

(Asked of a half-sample) All told, do you think the United States will win or lose the war in Iraq?

Win                     35%
Lose                    51
Neither/Tie (vol.)      11
No opinion               3

U.S. must win war in Iraq for success       37%
Can be a success without U.S. winning
 war in Iraq                                57
No opinion                                   6

Do any of the following describe your own personal feelings about the situation in Iraq?

Angry:

Yes                     54%
No                      45
No opinion               1

Hopeful:

Yes                     51%
No                      48
No opinion               1

Conducted 2/22-25/07; surveyed 1,082 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/27). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Thinking specifically about the way the Bush administration is handling the situation in Iraq, would you say you're pleased about it, satisfied but not pleased, dissatisfied but not angry or angry? (rotated)

Pleased                  7%
Satisfied               26
Dissatisfied            38
Angry                   29

Conducted 2/22-25/07; surveyed 1,082 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/27). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Who do you trust to do a better job handling ________, Bush or the Democrats in Congress? (rotated)

The situation in Iraq:

Bush                        34%
Democrats                   54
Both (vol.)                  *
Neither (vol.)               9
No opinion                   2

(Asked of a half-sample) The U.S. campaign
 against terrorism:

Bush                        39%
Democrats                   52
Both (vol.)                  2
Neither (vol.)               5
No opinion                   2

(Asked of a half-sample) The economy:

Bush                        36%
Democrats                   56
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               6
No opinion                   2

(Asked of a half-sample) The federal budget:

Bush                        32%
Democrats                   59
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               6
No opinion                   2

(Asked of a half-sample) Health care:

Bush                        25%
Democrats                   62
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               9
No opinion                   4

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Worth fighting, strongly                    22%
Worth fighting, somewhat                    12
Not worth fighting, somewhat                13
Not worth fighting, strongly                51
No opinion                                   2

Keep forces                 42%
Withdraw forces             56
No opinion                   2

Do you support or oppose Bush's proposal to send approximately 22,000 additional U.S. military forces to Iraq? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Support, strongly           20%
Support, somewhat           12
Oppose, somewhat            11
Oppose, strongly            56
No opinion                   1

Would you support or oppose Congress trying to block Bush's plan by ________?

Creating new rules on troop training and rest
 time that would limit the number of troops
 available for duty in Iraq:

Support                     58%
Oppose                      39
No opinion                   4

Restricting funding for the war:

Support                     46%
Oppose                      51
No opinion                   3

Who do you blame more for failing to control the violence in Iraq -- the United States, or the Iraqi government? (rotated)

U.S.                        18%
Iraqi government            70
Both (vol.)                  8
Neither (vol.)               3
No opinion                   2

Would you support or oppose reducing U.S. military and financial support for the Iraqi government if the Iraqis fail to make progress toward national unity and restoring civil order?

Support                     66%
Oppose                      30
No opinion                   4

Should set deadline         53%
Should not set deadline     46
No opinion                   1

(If should set deadline) When do you think the deadline should be for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq -- within six months, within a year, within two years or longer than that?

Six months                  46%
One year                    39
Two years                   12
Longer than that             1
Other                        1
No opinion                   2

Thinking specifically about the way the Bush administration is handling the situation in Iraq, would you say you're pleased about it, satisfied but not pleased, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?

Pleased                      7%
Satisfied                   26
Dissatisfied                38
Angry                       29
No opinion                   *

Conducted 2/22-25/07; surveyed 1,082 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/26). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Who do you trust to do a better job handling ________, Bush or the Democrats in Congress? (rotated)

The situation in Iraq:

Bush                        34%
Democrats in Congress       54
Both (vol.)                  *
Neither (vol.)               9
No opinion                   2

Conducted 1/16-19/07; surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/22). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Who do you trust to do a better job handling ________, Bush or the Democrats in Congress? (rotated)

The situation in Iraq:

Bush                        33%
Democrats                   60
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               4
No opinion                   2

The U.S. campaign against terrorism:

Bush                        40%
Democrats                   52
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               5
No opinion                   2

The economy:

Bush                        32%
Democrats                   60
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               4
No opinion                   2

The federal budget:

Bush                        28%
Democrats                   62
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               6
No opinion                   3

Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in going to war with Iraq, or do you think it was a mistake?

Right thing                 34%
Mistake                     64
No opinion                   2

Keep forces                 46%
Withdraw forces             52
No opinion                   3

Do you think the Bush Administration does or does not have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq?

Does                        28%
Does not                    70
No opinion                   2

Do you support or oppose Bush's proposal to send approximately 22,000 additional U.S. military forces to Iraq? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Support, strongly           21%
Support, somewhat           13
Oppose, somewhat            10
Oppose, strongly            56
No opinion                   1

Do you think Congress should or should not try to block Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq?

Should                      59%
Should not                  39
No opinion                   2

(Asked of a half-sample) Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not ________?

Contributed to long-term peace and stability in
 the Mideast:

Has, great deal              9%
Has, somewhat               19
Has not                     68
No opinion                   4

Encouraged democracy in other Arab nations:

Has, great deal             13%
Has, somewhat               23
Has not                     59
No opinion                   6

Helped to improve the lives of the Iraqi people:

Has, great deal             18%
Has, somewhat               30
Has not                     48
No opinion                   4

(Asked of a half-sample) In the long term, do you think the war with Iraq will or will not ________?

Contributed to long-term peace and stability in
 the Mideast:

Yes                         29%
Already has                  *
No                          66
No opinion                   5

Encouraged democracy in other Arab nations:

Yes                         32%
Already has                  1
No                          63
No opinion                   4

Helped to improve the lives of the Iraqi people:

Yes                         48%
Already has                  2
No                          46
No opinion                   4

Do you think the war in Iraq has or has not made it more difficult for the U.S. military to be ready to respond to conflicts elsewhere in the world?

Has                         72%
Has not                     25
No opinion                   3

(If "has") Do you think that's a major problem or a minor problem?

Major problem               74%
Minor problem               25
No problem (vol.)            1
No opinion                   *

Which of these do you think is the better way to address the problems in Iraq -- through diplomatic and political efforts, or through military efforts? (rotated)

Diplomatic/Political        63%
Military                    25
Both (vol.)                  8
Neither (vol.)               2
No opinion                   2

Which of these do you think Bush is focusing on more in Iraq -- diplomatic and political efforts, or military efforts?

Diplomatic/Political        13%
Military                    76
Both (vol.)                  8
Neither (vol.)               1
No opinion                   2

All told, do you think the United States will win or lose the war in Iraq?

Win                         43%
Lose                        40
Neither/Tie (vol.)          11
No opinion                   6

Conducted 1/10/07; surveyed 502 adults; margin of error +/-4.5% (release, 1/11).

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Worth fighting, strongly                    28%
Worth fighting, somewhat                    12
Not worth fighting, somewhat                11
Not worth fighting, strongly                47
No opinion                                   2

Who do you trust to do a better job handling the situation in Iraq, Bush or the Democrats in Congress? (rotated)

Bush                        36%
Democrats                   47
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)              12
No opinion                   4

Did you happen to watch or listen to any of Bush's speech on Iraq tonight, or not?

Yes                         42%
No                          58
No opinion                   0

Do you support or oppose Bush's proposal to send approximately 22,000 additional U.S. military forces to Iraq? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Support, strongly           25%
Support, somewhat           11
Oppose, somewhat             9
Oppose, strongly            52
No opinion                   2

Do you think increasing the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq will end the war more quickly, make the war last longer, or not make much difference in the length of the war? (rotated)

End war more quickly        29%
Make war last longer        19
Not make much difference    48
No opinion                   4

Do you think the Democrats in Congress should or should not try to block Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq?

Should                      53%
Should not                  44
No opinion                   3

Bush also proposed setting goals for the Iraqi government to meet to try to stabilize the country politically and economically. Do you think the United States should or should not reduce its military and financial support for Iraq if the Iraqi government fails to meet these goals?

Should                      71%
Should not                  25
No opinion                   5

Very confident               4%
Somewhat confident          37
Not so confident            30
Not at all                  26
No opinion                   3

All told, do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Iraq?

Winning                     29%
Losing                      57
Neither/Tie (vol.)          12
No opinion                   2

U.S. must win war in Iraq for success       45%
Can be a success without U.S. winning war
 in Iraq                                    47
No opinion                                   8

Do you think Bush's plan makes the United States more likely to win the war in Iraq, more likely to lose the war in Iraq, or won't it make much difference in the outcome? (rotated)

Win                         36%
Lose                        10
Won't make much difference  53
No opinion                   2

Do you think the United States is heading for the same kind of involvement in Iraq as it had in the Vietnam War, or do you think the United States will avoid that kind of involvement this time?

Same as Vietnam             38%
Already in it (vol.)         5
Will avoid that             50
No opinion                   6

ASSOCIATED PRESS/AOL/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Conducted 1/16-18/07; surveyed 1,005 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 1/22).

How important are each of the following issues to you personally? For each issue, please tell me if it is extremely important, very important, moderately important, slightly important or not at all important to you personally.

Health care:

Extremely important         42%
Very important              43
Moderately important        11
Slightly important           3
Not at all important         1
Refused                      0

The economy:

Extremely important         32%
Very important              52
Moderately important        12
Slightly important           2
Not at all important         2
Refused                      0

The situation in Iraq:

Extremely important         40%
Very important              41
Moderately important        13
Slightly important           3
Not at all important         3
Refused                      0

Terrorism:

Extremely important         39%
Very important              38
Moderately important        13
Slightly important           6
Not at all important         3
Refused                      1

Social Security:

Extremely important         31%
Very important              45
Moderately important        17
Slightly important           4
Not at all important         3
Refused                      0

Taxes:

Extremely important         27%
Very important              44
Moderately important        21
Slightly important           5
Not at all important         3
Refused                      0

Gas prices:

Extremely important         27%
Very important              41
Moderately important        22
Slightly important           6
Not at all important         4
Refused                      0

Political corruption:

Extremely important         26%
Very important              43
Moderately important        19
Slightly important           7
Not at all important         5
Refused                      0

Immigration:

Extremely important         21%
Very important              35
Moderately important        22
Slightly important          14
Not at all important         7
Refused                      1

Same-sex marriage:

Extremely important         13%
Very important              19
Moderately important        15
Slightly important          11
Not at all important        41
Refused                      1

And who do you trust to do a better job of handling ________?

Terrorism:

Democrats                   42%
Republicans                 44
Both equally                 8
Neither                      3
Refused                      3

Handling the situation in Iraq:

Democrats                   50%
Republicans                 38
Both equally                 8
Neither                      2
Refused                      2

Handling the economy:

Democrats                   51%
Republicans                 39
Both equally                 7
Neither                      2
Refused                      1

Taxes:

Democrats                   %51
Republicans                 39
Both equally                 7
Neither                      2
Refused                      1

Health care:

Democrats                   60%
Republicans                 29
Both equally                 7
Neither                      2
Refused                      2

Social Security:

Democrats                   53%
Republicans                 32
Both equally                 9
Neither                      3
Refused                      3

Same-sex marriage:

Democrats                   47%
Republicans                 36
Both equally                11
Neither                      3
Refused                      3

Immigration:

Democrats                   46%
Republicans                 38
Both equally                11
Neither                      3
Refused                      2

Immigration:

Democrats                   46%
Republicans                 38
Both equally                11
Neither                      3
Refused                      2

Gas prices:

Democrats                   55%
Republicans                 30
Both equally                11
Neither                      2
Refused                      2

Political corruption:

Democrats                   47%
Republicans                 25
Both equally                21
Neither                      3
Refused                      4

Do the Democrats in Congress have a plan on how to handle the situation in Iraq or not?

Yes                     34%
No                      58
Not sure                 8

Does the Bush administration have a plan on how to handle the situation in Iraq or not?

Yes                     52%
No                      46
Not sure                 2

Would you favor or oppose sending more troops to Iraq?

Favor                   31%
Oppose                  67
Refused/Not sure         2

Do you think sending more troops to Iraq would help stabilize the situation there or not?

Yes                     35%
No                      63
Not sure                 2

ASSOCIATED PRESS/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Conducted 9/6-9/07; surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 9/11).

All in all, thinking about how things have gone in Iraq since the United States went to war there in March, 2003, do you think the United States ________?

Made the right decision in
 going to war in Iraq       37%
Made a mistake in going to
 war in Iraq                57
Not sure                     6

As you may know, this year additional U.S. troops were sent to Iraq. Do you think sending more troops to Iraq has helped stabilize the situation there, or not?

Yes                         36%
No                          58
Refused/Not sure             6

Just your best guess, how do you think history will judge the war in Iraq?

As a complete success                        7%
As more of a success than a failure         27
As more of a failure than a success         31
As a complete failure                       28
Refused/Not sure                             7

Conducted 8/6-8/07; surveyed 1,003 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 8/15). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you support or oppose the war in Iraq?

Strongly support             22%
Somewhat support             17
Somewhat oppose              14
Strongly oppose              45
Refused/not sure              2

Conducted 4/2-4/07; surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 4/5).

All in all, thinking about how things have gone in Iraq since the United States went to war there in March, 2003, do you think the United States ________?

Made the right decision in going to
 war in Iraq                                39%
Made a mistake in going to war in Iraq      59
Not sure                                     2

Do you think the war in Iraq is ________?

A worthy cause              42%
A hopeless cause            50
Both equally                 3
Neither                      3
Don't know/Not sure          2

Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way the Democrats in Congress are handling the situation in Iraq?

Strongly approve            14%
Somewhat approve            13
Lean toward approval        13
Mixed feelings               2
Lean toward disapproval     13
Somewhat disapprove         14
Strongly disapprove         30
Not sure                     1

Conducted 2/12-15/07; surveyed 1,002 adults; margin of error +/3% (release, 2/23). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

I'm going to read you a list of words that might describe how some people feel when they hear news about the ongoing situation in Iraq. As I read each one, please tell me if the word describes how you personally feel when you hear news about Iraq, or not. Does this word describe how you feel when you hear news about the ongoing situation in Iraq?

Worried:

Yes                         81%
No                          19
Not sure                     0

Compassionate:

Yes                         74%
No                          26
Not sure                     0

Angry:

Yes                         62%
No                          37
Not sure                     1

Tired:

Yes                         61%
No                          39
Not sure                     0

Hopeful:

Yes                         51%
No                          48
Not sure                     1

Proud:

Yes                         38%
No                          61
Not sure                     1

Numb:

Yes                         27%
No                          69
Not sure                     4

Would you favor or oppose sending more troops to Iraq?

Favor                       35%
Oppose                      63
Not sure                     2

All in all, thinking about how things have gone in Iraq since the United States went to war there in March 2003, do you think the United States ________?

Made the right decision in going to war
 in Iraq                                    37%
Made a mistake in going to war in Iraq      61
Not sure                                     2

When you hear that a U.S. soldier has been killed in Iraq, do you personally tend to feel upset, or more that his or her death is unfortunate but part of what war is all about?

Feel upset                  65%
What war is all about       34
Not sure                     1

When you hear about the deaths of civilians in Iraq, do you personally tend to feel upset, or more that their deaths are unfortunate but part of what war is all about?

Feel upset                  60%
What war is all about       38
Not sure                     2

Has there been an acceptable or unacceptable number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq?

Acceptable                  19%
Unacceptable                77
Not sure                     4

Has there been an acceptable or unacceptable number of Iraqi civilian casualties in Iraq?

Acceptable                  17%
Unacceptable                77
Not sure                     6

Do you think the war in Iraq is ________?

A worthy cause              39%
A hopeless cause            56
Both equally (vol.)          2
Neither (vol.)               2
Not sure                     1

Would you favor or oppose Congress cutting all funding for the Iraq war?

Favor                       29%
Oppose                      68
Not sure                     3

Would you favor or oppose Congress cutting funding for the additional troops President Bush wants to send to Iraq?

Favor                       38%
Oppose                      60
Not sure                     2

Do you think sending more troops to Iraq would help stabilize the situation there, or not?

Yes                         32%
No                          64
Not sure                     4

Which comes closest to your view?

When I hear about incidents of violence
 and death in Iraq, I don't really feel
 anything any more because they happen
 so often                                   16%
When I hear about incidents of violence
 and death in Iraq, I still have feelings
 about them despite the fact that
 they happen so ofter                       81
Not sure                                     3

Do you think most Iraqi civilians are ________?

Sympathetic to the insurgency               22%
Opposed to the insurgency                   66
Not sure                                    12

Do you think it is easy or difficult for U.S. forces to tell the difference between innocent Iraqi civilians and those involved in the insurgency in Iraq?

Easy                         4%
Difficult                   93
Not sure                     3

Do you think it is right or wrong for opponents to criticize the war in Iraq?

Right                       63%
Wrong                       34
Not sure                     3

Just your best guess, how many U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began there in March 2003?

500 or fewer                 4%
501 to 1,000                 4
1,001 to 2,000              10
2,001 to 3,000              35
3,001 to 4,000              26
4,001 or more               19
Not sure                     2

Just your best guess, how many Iraqi civilians have died in Iraq since the war began there in March 2003?

1,001 to 5,000              24%
5,001 to 10,000             20
10,001 to 50,000            21
50,001 to 100,000           11
100,001 to 250,000           6
More than 750,000            5
Not sure                     4

Do you personally know someone who is currently serving or has recently served in the military in Iraq, or not?

Yes                         65%
No                          35
Not sure                     0

Do you personally know someone who was killed or wounded serving in the military in Iraq since the war began there in March 2003, or not?

Yes                         17%
No                          83
Not sure                     0

Conducted 2/12-15/07; surveyed 1,002 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/16).

Would you favor or oppose sending more troops to Iraq?

Favor                       35%
Oppose                      63
Not sure                     2

Do you think the war in Iraq is ________?

A worthy cause              39%
A hopeless cause            56
Both equally (vol.)          2
Neither (vol.)               2
Not sure                     1

Would you favor or oppose Congress cutting all funding for the Iraq war?

Favor                       29%
Oppose                      68
Not sure                     3

Would you favor or oppose Congress cutting funding for the additional troops President Bush wants to send to Iraq?

Favor                       38%
Oppose                      60
Not sure                     2

Do you think sending more troops to Iraq would help stabilize the situation there, or not?

Yes                         32%
No                          64
Not sure                     4

Conducted 1/8-10/07; surveyed 1,002 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 1/11).

Would you favor or oppose sending more troops to Iraq?

Favor                       26%
Oppose                      70
Refused/Not sure             4

Do you think sending more troops to Iraq would help stabilize the situation there or not?

Yes                         25%
No                          70
Refused/Not sure             5

All in all, thinking about how things have gone in Iraq since the United States went to war there in March 2003, do you think the United States ________?

Made the right decision in going to war
 in Iraq                                    35%
Made a mistake in going to war in Iraq      62
Not sure                                     3

How likely is it that a stable, democratic government will be established in Iraq?

Very likely                                  6%
Somewhat likely                             32
Not too likely                              32
Not at all likely                           27
A stable, democratic government has
 already been established in Iraq (vol.)     0
Not sure                                     3

CBS NEWS
Conducted 10/12-16/07; surveyed 1,282 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/18).

Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?

                                White
                            All Evangelicals
Right thing                 45% 62%
Stayed out                  51  32
Don't know/NA                4   6

As you may know, the U.S. has sent a troop surge to Iraq. From what you have heard or read, would you say the troop surge is making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse or is it having no impact on the situation in Iraq so far?

                                White
                            All Evangelicals
Making it better            33% 54%
Making worse                13   8
No impact                   41  27
Don't know/NA               13  11

Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war on terrorism, or do you think of it as separate from the war on terrorism?

                                White
                            All Evangelicals
Major part                  35% 49%
Minor part                  11  13
Not part                    48  32
Don't know/NA                6   6

Conducted 10/12-16/07; surveyed 1,282 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/17).

Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq or should the U.S. have stayed out?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Right thing                 45% 72% 30% 37%
Stayed out                  51  24  67  57
Don't know/NA                4   4   3   6

How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly or very badly?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Very well                    2%  4%  0%  3%
Somewhat well               32  53  20  28
Somewhat badly              30  27  34  28
Very badly                  33  13  45  36
Don't know/NA                3   3   1   5

From what you know about the U.S. involvement in Iraq, how much longer would you be willing to have large numbers of U.S. troops remain in Iraq -- less than a year, one to two years, two to five years or longer than five years?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Less than a year            45% 26% 56% 51%
One to two years            27  28  29  25
Two to five years           12  21   8   8
Longer than five years       5   9   1   5
As long as it takes (vol.)   6  12   3   4
Should leave now (vol.)      2   0   2   2
Don't know/NA                3   4   1   5

How much longer do you think large numbers of U.S. troops will have to remain in Iraq -- for less than a year, one to two years, two to five years, or will U.S. troops have to stay in Iraq for longer than five years?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Less than a year            10%  5% 14% 12%
One to two years            26  26  28  24
Two to five years           32  36  30  30
Longer than five years      22  22  19  23
As long as it takes (vol.)   2   4   1   2
Should leave now (vol.)      1   0   0   3
Don't know/NA                7   7   8   6

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Making it better            33% 56% 17% 29%
Making worse                13   4  17  16
No impact                   41  25  57  39
Don't know/NA               13  15   9  16

Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war on terrorism or do you think of it as separate from the war on terrorism?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Major part                  35% 61% 22% 27%
Minor part                  11  13   9  11
Not part                    48  23  65  52
Don't know/NA                6   3   4  10

Conducted 9/14-16/07; surveyed 706 adults; margin of error +/-4% (release, 9/18).

(Asked of registered voters) From what you've seen or heard, which plan would give the best chance for long-term peace and stability between the fighting religious and ethnic groups of Iraqis: 1. Let each group have its own separate territory and government; OR 2. Keep the groups in a single territory under one government.

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Separate territories        48% 48% 58% 38%
Single territory            40  44  30  48
Don't know/NA               12   8  12  14

Conducted 9/14-16/07; surveyed 706 adults; margin of error +/-4% (release, 9/17). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the situation with Iraq?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Approve                     31% 10% 58% 21%
Disapprove                  57  89  33  58
Don't know/NA               12   1   9  21

How much attention have you been able to pay to news about the testimony to Congress by General Petraeus on the state of the war in Iraq -- a lot, some, not much or no attention so far?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
A lot                       22% 26% 21% 20%
Some                        35  42  31  35
Not much                    28  21  28  32
No attention                13  11  19  10
Don't know/NA                2   0   1   3

Did you watch or listen to President Bush's speech on Thursday night on the war in Iraq?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Yes                         29% 38% 24% 28%
No                          71  62  76  72

Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq or should the U.S. have stayed out?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Right thing                 39% 70% 20% 35%
Stayed out                  53  26  75  52
Don't know/NA                8   4   5  13

How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly or very badly?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Very well                    3%  8%  2%  2%
Somewhat well               31  62  13  26
Somewhat badly              29  23  36  26
Very badly                  34   4  47  43
Don't know/NA                3   3   2   3

Regardless of whether you think taking military action in Iraq was the right thing to do -- would you say that the U.S. is very likely to succeed in Iraq, somewhat likely to succeed, not very likely to succeed or not at all likely to succeed in Iraq?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Very likely                 10% 23%  5%  5%
Somewhat likely             32  47  21  31
Not very likely             31  20  40  31
Not at all likely           24   8  32  28
Don't know/NA                3   2   2   5

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Less than a year            49% 16% 70% 53%
One to two years            23  32  21  20
Two to five years           12  29   5   7
Longer than five years       5   9   1   6
As long as it takes (vol.)   5  11   1   5
Should leave now (vol.)      1   0   1   2
Don't know/NA                5   3   1   7

How much longer do you think large numbers of U.S. troops will have to remain in Iraq -- for less than a year, one to two years, two to five years or will U.S. troops have to stay in Iraq for longer than five years?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Less than a year            10%  5% 12% 11%
One to two years            24  23  28  21
Two to five years           31  40  29  26
Longer than five years      27  27  25  29
As long as it takes (vol.)   2   2   1   3
Should leave now (vol.)      0   0   0   0
Don't know/NA                6   3   5  10

Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war on terrorism or do you think of it as separate from the war on terrorism?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Major part                  31% 56% 16% 29%
Minor part                  11  15   8  10
Not part                    51  25  64  55
Don't know/NA                7   4  12   6

From what you have seen or heard about the situation in Iraq, what should the United States do now -- should the U.S. increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, keep the same number of U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now, decrease the number of troops in Iraq or remove all its troops from Iraq?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Increase                     6% 15%  2%  4%
Keep the same               21  38   9  20
Decrease                    39  36  43  38
Remove all troops           29   7  41  32
Don't know/NA                5   4   5   6

If the U.S. withdrew its troops from Iraq, do you think the threat of terrorism against the United States would increase, decrease or stay the same?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Increase                    30% 52% 14% 28%
Decrease                    11   4  17  10
Stay about the same         56  41  66  57
Don't know/NA                3   2   3   4

(Asked of Form A half-sample) As you may know, the U.S. has sent more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq. From what you have heard or read, would you say this troop increase is making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse or is it having no impact on the situation in Iraq so far?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Making it better            31% 53% 12% 31%
Making worse                11   3  19  11
No impact                   51  42  65  48
Don't know/NA                6   3   4  10

(Asked of Form B half-sample) As you may know, the U.S. has sent a troop surge to Iraq. From what you have heard or read, would you say the troop surge is making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse or is it having no impact on the situation in Iraq so far?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Making it better            30% 63% 12% 28%
Making worse                14   9   8  21
No impact                   51  24  73  45
Don't know/NA                6   4   7   6

(If "better") Do you think the improvement will be permanent or will it last only as long as the extra U.S. troops are in place?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Permanent                   38% 52% 19% 27%
Temporary                   47  35  70  53
Depends (vol.)               8   5   5  12
Don't know/NA                7   7   7   7

President Bush has proposed reducing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to pre-surge levels by the summer of 2008. Do you think by next summer, he should remove more troops than that, remove fewer troops than that or is that the right amount to remove?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Remove more troops          47% 20% 69% 45%
Remove fewer troops          7  12   3   7
Right amount                29  51  17  26
Depends (vol.)               5   3   4   8
Remove all now (vol.)        3   1   2   4
Don't know/NA                9  13   6   9

As a result of the United States' military action against Iraq, do you think the United States is more safe from terrorism, less safe from terrorism or hasn't it made any difference?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
More safe                   31% 57% 20% 23%
Less safe                   23   7  30  26
No difference               43  34  48  45
Don't know/NA                4   2   3   6

Do you think the United States has a responsibility to make sure that Iraq has a stable government in place before it removes its troops from Iraq or don't you think it has this responsibility?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Yes, has responsibility     49% 72% 34% 46%
No, does not                46  24  59  49
Don't know/NA                5   3   7   5

Do you think the Iraqi government is or is not doing all they can realistically be expected to do in order to bring about stability in Iraq?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Is                          18% 25% 18% 15%
Is not                      69  71  71  67
Don't know/NA               12   4  11  18

Which of these do you think is most likely? 1. Iraq will become a stable democracy in the next year or two. 2. Iraq will become a stable democracy, but it will take longer than a year or two. 3. Iraq will probably never become a stable democracy.

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Will in the next year or two     4%  5%  1%  5%
Will, but it will take longer   42  58  36  37
Never become a democracy        53  35  62  56
Don't know/NA                    2   1   1   2

When George W. Bush talks about how things are going for the United States in Iraq today, do you think he is making things in Iraq sound better than they really are, making things sound worse than they really are or is he describing the situation in Iraq accurately?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Sound better                65% 33% 84% 70%
Sound worse                  6   9   8   3
Describing accurately       24  55   6  18
Don't know/NA                5   3   2   9

Conducted 8/8-12/07; surveyed 1,214 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 8/14).

Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq or should the U.S. have stayed out?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Right thing                 43% 75% 23% 41%
Stayed out                  51  20  71  52
Don't know/NA                6   5   6   7

How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly or very badly?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Very well                    3% 10%  1%  2%
Somewhat well               26  49  11  26
Somewhat badly              29  30  32  25
Very badly                  38  10  55  42
Don't know/NA                4   1   3   5

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Increase                    13% 23%  6% 14%
Keep the same               17  34   7  16
Decrease                    31  20  40  28
Remove all troops           30  13  40  31
Don't know/NA                9  10   7  11

(If "decrease" or "remove") What if reducing the number of troops in Iraq would strengthen al-Qaida's base in Iraq, then would you favor or oppose reducing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favor                       50% 36% 52% 51%
Oppose                      40  51  38  37
Don't know                  10  13  10  12

As you may know, the U.S. has sent more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq. From what you have heard or read, would you say this troop increase is making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse or is it having no impact on the situation in Iraq so far?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Making it better            29% 50% 14% 28%
Making it worse             15   7  22  14
No impact                   46  33  55  46
Don't know/NA               10  10   9  12

Right now, is the U.S. involvement in Iraq creating more terrorists who are planning to attack the U.S., eliminating terrorists who were planning to attack the U.S., or is the U.S. involvement in Iraq not affecting the number of terrorists planning to attack the U.S.?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Creating more terrorists    46% 25% 61% 47%
Eliminating terrorists      18  37   8  15
Not affecting the number    27  29  24  29
Don't know/NA                9   9   7   9

Conducted 6/26-28/07; surveyed 836 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/29).

How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly or very badly?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Very well                    1%  4%  0%  1%
Somewhat well               21  48   8  15
Somewhat badly              30  29  32  27
Very badly                  47  17  58  56
Don't know/NA                1   2   2   1

Right now, is the U.S. involvement in Iraq creating more terrorists who are planning to attack the U.S., eliminating terrorists who were planning to attack the U.S. or is the U.S. involvement in Iraq not affecting the number of terrorists planning to attack the U.S.?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Creating more terrorists    51% 25% 62% 57%
Eliminating terrorists      17  41   9   9
Not effecting the number    24  22  21  28
Don't know/NA                8  12   8   6

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Increase                    11% 22%  4% 11%
Keep the same               17  38   8  12
Decrease                    26  19  28  29
Remove all troops           40  13  55  42
Don't know/NA                6   8   5   6

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Making it better            17% 42%  8% 11%
Making worse                24   5  35  25
No impact                   52  41  54  57
Don't know/NA                7  12   3   7

Do you think the United States should or should not set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2008?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Should                      63% 39% 80% 62%
Should not                  34  57  17  36
Don't know/NA                3   4   3   2

Conducted 4/9-12/07; surveyed 994 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/15). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the US have stayed out?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Right thing                 44% 76% 21% 38%
Stayed out                  51  20  74  56
Don't know/NA                5   4   5   6

How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly or very badly?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Very well                    2%  6%  0%  1%
Somewhat well               29  56  13  22
Somewhat badly              30  24  30  36
Very badly                  36  12  55  38
Don't know/NA                3   2   2   3

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Very likely                 12% 25%  6%  4%
Somewhat likely             33  47  21  32
Not very likely             29  19  35  32
Not at all likely           24   7  35  28
Don't know/NA                2   2   3   4

Which comes closer to your view about the Iraq war? 1. The US was right to remove Saddam Hussein and stay in Iraq to help build a new government there or 2. The US was right to remove Saddam Hussein, but then should have left Iraq soon after that or 3. The US should never have gotten involved in Iraq in the first place.

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Right to remove and stay    32% 62% 11% 26%
Remove Saddam and left      32  24  38  33
Never gotten involved       34  12  50  38
Don't know/NA                2   2   1   3

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Increase                    21% 43%  6% 17%
Keep the same number        13  23   7  11
Decrease                    27  21  35  23
Remove all troops           33  10  43  42
Don't know/NA                6   3   6   7

As you may know, the U.S. is sending more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq. From what you have heard or read, would you say this troop increase is making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse or is it having no impact on the situation in Iraq so far?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Making it better            25% 55%  6% 18%
Making it worse             26   8  40  27
No impact                   43  32  48  48
Don't know/NA                6   5   6   7

Do you think the United States should or should not set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq sometime in 2008?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Should                      57% 34% 75% 61%
Should not                  38  62  19  36
Don't know/NA                5   4   6   3

If the US withdrew its troops from Iraq, do you think the threat of terrorism against the United States would increase, decrease or stay about the same?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Increase                    30% 56% 15% 23%
Decrease                     8   5  11   7
Stay about the same         59  37  72  66
Don't know/NA                3   2   2   4

When deciding what to do about Iraq, how much do you think the Bush Administration should take into account the views of Congress -- a lot, some, not much or not at all?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
A lot                       44% 19% 63% 48%
Some                        39  59  26  35
Not much                     8  11   5   8
Not at all                   5   8   3   5
Don't know/NA                4   3   3   4

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Which of these comes closest to your opinion? 1. Congress should block all funding for the war in Iraq no matter what or 2. Congress should allow funding only for a limited period of time or 3. Congress should allow all funding for the war in Iraq without a time limit.

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Block all funding            6%  0%  9%  9%
Allow only with time limit  61  43  76  62
Should allow all funding    30  54  13  28
Don't know/NA                3   3   2   1

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Which of these comes closest to your opinion? 1. Congress should allow all funding for the war in Iraq without a time limit or 2. Congress should allow funding only for a limited period of time or 3. Congress should block all funding for the war in Iraq no matter what.

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Should allow all funding    28% 58%  5% 24%
Allow only with time limit  55  34  72  59
Block all funding           12   7  16  11
Don't know/NA                5   1   7   6

Currently, President Bush and Congress disagree about what to do about U.S. troop levels in Iraq. Who do you think should have the final say about troop levels in Iraq, the President or Congress?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
President                   44% 78% 20% 38%
Congress                    49  17  73  53
Both (vol.)                  3   1   5   3
Don't know/NA                4   4   2   6

Do you think the debate between the President and Congress over the Iraq war is having any impact on the morale of US troops who are in Iraq, or not? If so, do you think the debate is having a positive or a negative impact on the morale of US troops?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Yes, positive                9%  7% 12%  7%
Yes, negative               63  67  59  63
No impact                   19  21  18  17
Don't know/NA                9   5  11  13

In order to help provide stability in Iraq, do you think the U.S. should request the support of neighboring countries in the Middle East, such as Iran and Syria, even if the governments in those countries have been unfriendly or hostile to the U.S. in the past?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Yes                         47% 43% 51% 48%
No                          45  52  41  44
Don't know/NA                8   5   8   8

Conducted 4/9-12/07; surveyed 994 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/13).

(Asked of registered voters) If John McCain were elected President in 2008, what do you think he would do in Iraq -- would John McCain use mostly the same strategies and tactics in Iraq as George W. Bush, or would McCain use mostly different strategies and tactics in Iraq than George W. Bush?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Mostly same                 31% 29% 36% 27%
Mostly different            51  57  44  51
Don't know/NA               18  14  20  22

(Asked of registered voters) When John McCain talks about how things are going for the United States in Iraq today, do you think he is making things in Iraq sound better than they really are, making things sound worse than they really are or is he describing the situation in Iraq accurately?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Sound better                35% 18% 49% 35%
Sound worse                  8  13   7   5
Describing accurately       32  46  21  30
Don't know/NA               25  23  23  30

Conducted 4/9-10/07; surveyed 480 adults; margin of error +/-5% (release, 4/11).

How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly or very badly?

Very well                    1%
Somewhat well               32
Somewhat bad