Distressed American

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U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006

• Le Moyne College/Zogby Poll shows just one in five troops want to heed Bush call to stay “as long as they are needed”
• While 58% say mission is clear, 42% say U.S. role is hazy
• Plurality believes Iraqi insurgents are mostly homegrown
• Almost 90% think war is retaliation for Saddam’s role in 9/11, most don’t blame Iraqi public for insurgent attacks
• Majority of troops oppose use of harsh prisoner interrogation
• Plurality of troops pleased with their armor and equipment

An overwhelming majority of 72% of American troops serving in Iraq think the U.S. should exit the country within the next year, and more than one in four say the troops should leave immediately, a new Le Moyne College/Zogby International survey shows.

The poll, conducted in conjunction with Le Moyne College’s Center for Peace and Global Studies, showed that 29% of the respondents, serving in various branches of the armed forces, said the U.S. should leave Iraq “immediately,” while another 22% said they should leave in the next six months. Another 21% said troops should be out between six and 12 months, while 23% said they should stay “as long as they are needed.”

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022600313.html

Majority in Poll Favor Deadline For Iraq Pullout

The Post-ABC poll found that 53 percent of Americans favored setting a deadline for troop withdrawals. Among those who favored a deadline, 24 percent said they would like to see U.S. forces out within six months and 21 percent called for the withdrawals to be completed within a year. The rest of those who supported a timetable said they do not support withdrawing all troops until at least a year from now.

This is the first time a Post-ABC News poll has found that a majority of Americans supported establishing such a timetable for withdrawal, which has long been resisted by the president and even some Democrats.

Growing numbers of Americans also favored withdrawing U.S. forces even if civil order in Iraq has not been restored. The poll found that 42 percent favored keeping troops there until order is reestablished, while 56 percent said the troops should be redeployed to avoid further U.S. casualties, even if the sectarian violence is continuing.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/26/AR2006092601721.html

Most Iraqis Favor Immediate U.S. Pullout, Polls Show

BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to immediately withdraw from the country, saying their swift departure would make Iraq more secure and decrease sectarian violence, according to new polls by the State Department and independent researchers.

In Baghdad, for example, nearly three-quarters of residents polled said they would feel safer if U.S. and other foreign forces left Iraq, with 65 percent of those asked favoring an immediate pullout, according to State Department polling results obtained by The Washington Post.

Another new poll, scheduled to be released on Wednesday by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, found that 71 percent of Iraqis questioned want the Iraqi government to ask foreign forces to depart within a year. By large margins, though, Iraqis believed that the U.S. government would refuse the request, with 77 percent of those polled saying the United States intends keep permanent military bases in the country.

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Anti-Imperialistic

distressed american why do you call yourself distressed you must call yourself a real american or a proud american.

Distressed American

Thanks for the compliment. But, while I am proud to be an american, I am not currently proud of America, its leaders or those that put them in power. Pride in one's country means a willigness to challenge it when it goes off course.

Patriotism means keeping your country right, when it is right and putting it right when it is wrong.

Anti-Imperialistic

well pal.i am immense respect for america as well as americans.
abraham lincoln has been one of my favourite individuals from america.
today i was watching this programme on bbc named anti-americanism in which a called from US said the reason for bush being elected for a second term were many,like before th elections the democrats legalised gay marriage and stuff lik that and he won with a very thin majority.
but they also showed how bush abused his powers and turned america into a dictatorship while he advocates democracy elsewhere.
so the bottom line is that dont be disheartned with your country.time will definately change the reputation of america once again.

OneCandidatereviews

But, but RUSH said the troops are all volunteers!!??Apart from a few phoney soldiers that are just libruls trying to sabotage our cruisade! These numbers must be wrong!?

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Migi e!

American patriots aren't disheartened with our country. Some that want our country to fall are spewing ant-American crap & sadly, some of those are Americans.
Abraham Lincoln, FYI, was the first to tear a slice from our constitution.

"Saying "Stupid liberal" & Nancy Pelosi in the same sentence is redundent"

Migi e!

& they are all volunteers. The likes of Jesse Mc something or other are hired by some very far left people in this country to try to tear our military down.

"Saying "Stupid liberal" & Nancy Pelosi in the same sentence is redundent"

Coolio

Lets pull out, tuck and duck then wait for the terrorists to kill us on U.S soil I say.

Davocrat

What's stopping "the terrorists" from doing this now?

We've played right into AQ's hands by invading Iraq. We're weaker because of it. What better way to defeat a superpower than make them spend billions a month on a hopeless cause?

metheron

Our military is stretched so thin, their morale is low and we talk up war with Iran. We are less prepared now to fight terrorism here. I would consider us to be very vulnerable.