Iraq Escalation polls
USA Today/Gallup Poll
Released January 15, 2007; conducted January 12-14, 2007
Poll details available at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/2007-01-15-poll1.htm
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Iraq?
28% Approve
70% Disapprove
Here are four different plans the U.S. could follow in dealing with the war in Iraq. Which ONE do you prefer?
17% Withdraw immediately
39% Withdraw in 12 months’ time
29% Withdraw, take as many years as needed
13% Send more troops
As you may know, the Bush administration has proposed a significant increase in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to help stabilize the situation there. Do you favor or oppose this?
38% Favor
59% Oppose
As you may know, the Democrats in Congress are considering passing a resolution to express their opposition to President Bush’s plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. This resolution, by itself, would not affect Bush’s policy, but the Democrats are hoping it will put pressure on him to change his policy. Do you favor or oppose the Democrats in Congress taking this action?
61% Favor
37% Oppose
Would you favor or oppose the Democrats in Congress taking active steps to block the deployment of more U.S. troops to Iraq, such as denying the funding needed to send the additional troops?
47% Favor
50% Oppose
Now thinking about the benefits to the U.S. of succeeding in Iraq versus the costs the U.S. would have to bear to achieve them, do you think the benefits outweigh the costs, (or) the costs outweigh the benefits?
31% Benefits outweigh costs
65% Costs outweigh benefits
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll
Released January 12, 2007; conducted January 11, 2007
The results have a 3-point error margin.
Poll details available at: http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/01/12/rel1a.pdf
Regardless of how you feel about the war in general, do you favor or oppose President Bush's plan to send about 20,000 more U.S. troops to Iraq in an attempt to stabilize the situation there? Do you favor/oppose strongly or only moderately?
32% Favor
66% Oppose
Do you think sending about 20,000 more U.S. troops to Iraq will make it more likely or less likely that the U.S. will achieve its goals in Iraq, or will the additional troops not make much difference?
31% More likely
18% Less likely
48% No difference
Washington Post-ABC News poll
Released January 11, 2007; conducted January 10, 2007
The results have a 4.5-point error margin.
Poll details available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_011107.htm
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the situation in Iraq? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
34% Approve
21% Strongly
13% Somewhat
64% Disapprove
14% Somewhat
50% Strongly
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?
36% Approve
25% Strongly
11% Somewhat
61% Disapprove
9% Somewhat
52% Strongly
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?
29% End war more quickly
19% Make war last longer
48% Not make much difference
Do you think the Democrats in Congress should or should not try to block Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq?
53% Should
44% Should not
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?
44% Same as Vietnam/Already in
50% Will avoid that
Associate Press-Ipsos poll
Released January 11, 2007; conducted January 8-10, 2007
The results have a 3.1-point error margin for all adults.
Poll details available at: http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/client/act_dsp_pdf.cfm?name=mr070111-1topline.pdf&id=3325
[W]hen it comes to handling the situation in Iraq do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?
29% Approve
68% Disapprove
Would you favor or oppose sending more troops to Iraq?
26% Favor
70% Oppose
Do you think sending more troops to Iraq would help stabilize the situation there, or not?
25% Yes
70% No
USA Today/Gallup poll
Released January 9, 2007; conducted January 5-7, 2007
The results have a 3-point error margin for all adults.
Poll details available at: http://www.galluppoll.com/content/default.aspx?ci=26080
As you may know, the Bush Administration is considering a temporary but significant increase in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to help stabilize the situation there. Would you favor or oppose this?
36% Favor
61% Oppose
Here are four different plans the U.S. could follow in dealing with the war in Iraq. Which ONE do you prefer -- [ROTATED: withdraw all troops from Iraq immediately, withdraw all troops by January 2008 -- that is, in 12 months' time, withdraw troops, but take as many years to do this as are needed to turn control over to the Iraqis, (or) send more troops to Iraq]?
15% Withdraw immediately
39% Withdraw in 12 months
31% Withdraw, take as many years as are needed
12% Send more troops to Iraq
Which comes closest to your view -- [ROTATED: the U.S. can only achieve its goals in Iraq if it increases the numbers of troops it has there, the U.S. can achieve its goals in Iraq without sending more troops there, or the U.S. cannot achieve its goals in Iraq regardless of how many troops it has there]?
23% Can only achieve by increasing number of troops
25% Can achieve without sending more troops
47% Cannot achieve its goals regardless of troop numbers
CBS News poll
Released January 8, 2007; conducted January 1-3, 2007
The results have a 3-point error margin for all adults.
Poll details available at: http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/CBSNews_polls/jan07a-irq.pdf
Which comes closest to your view - 1. The U.S. should continue fighting the war in Iraq using the same military strategy and tactics it is using now; OR 2. The U.S. should continue fighting the war in Iraq, but needs to change its strategy and tactics; OR 3. The U.S. should take steps to end its involvement in Iraq.
3% Keep fighting w/same strategy
43% Keep fighting w/changed strategy
52% Start ending involvement
Would you favor or oppose a short-term increase in the number of US troops in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, to try to gain control of the city?
45% Favor
48% Oppose
Do you think sending more US troops to Baghdad WILL help the US to gain control of that city, or won't it make any difference?
35% Yes
55% No
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 U.S. troops in Iraq, or remove all its troops from Iraq?
18% Increased
17% Kept same
30% Decreased
29% All removed
