Washington Post-ABC News poll (02/27/07)

Majority in Poll Favor Deadline For Iraq Pullout
February 27, 2007; Page A01
Washington Post
By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen

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

Poll details available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_022607.htm

Washington Post-ABC News poll
Released February 27, 2007; conducted February 22-25, 2007.
The results have a three-point error margin.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
36% Approve
19% Strongly
17% Somewhat
62% Disapprove
12% Somewhat
49% Strongly

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the situation in Iraq?
31% Approve
17% Strongly
14% Somewhat
67% Disapprove
13% Somewhat
55% Strongly

Who do you trust to do a better job handling the situation in Iraq, (Bush) or (the Democrats in Congress)?
34% Bush
54% Democrats in Congress

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?
34% Worth fighting
22% Strongly
12% Somewhat
64% Not worth fighting
13% Somewhat
51% Strongly

Do you think (the United States should keep its military forces in Iraq until civil order is restored there, even if that means 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)?
42% Keep forces
56% Withdraw forces

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?
32% Support
20% Strongly
12% Somewhat
67% Oppose
11% Somewhat
56% Strongly

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?
58% Support
39% Oppose

Would you support or oppose Congress trying to block Bush's plan by restricting funding for the war?
46% Support
51% Oppose

Who do you blame more for failing to control the violence in Iraq - (the United States), or the (Iraqi government?)
18% US
70% Iraqi government
8% Both (vol.)

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?
66% Support
30% Oppose

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?
53% Should set a deadline
46% Should not set a deadline

(IF 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?
46% Six months
39% One year
12% Two years

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)?
33% Positive
7% Pleased
26% Satisfied
67% Negative
38% Dissatisfied
29% Angry

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Thinking now about Afghanistan, all in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war in Afghanistan was worth fighting, or not?
56% Yes, worth fighting
41% No, not worth fighting

Overall, do you feel that you can or cannot trust the Bush administration to honestly and accurately report intelligence about possible threats from other countries?
35% Can
63% Cannot

The Bush administration has charged that Iran is supporting insurgent attacks against American forces in Iraq. Do you feel the Bush administration does or does not have solid evidence that Iran is doing this?
47% Does
44% Does not

How confident are you that the Bush administration will do a good job handling current tensions with Iran - very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident or not confident at all?
41% Confident
11% Very confident
30% Somewhat confident
58% Not confident
24% Not so confident
34% Not confident at all