The Caucus Blog: Troop Buildup Has Not Raised Support, Poll Says
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A majority of Americans say the âsurgeâ has made things worse or had no impact, according to a new poll.
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To say there&#39;s no cause for worry about the upcoming national elections in Iraq is like saying winter blizzards will never arrive in Chicago.
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Debate on whether to oppose Bush's troop 'surge' begins this week, and the risks of action - or inaction - are high for both parties.
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A slim majority of Americans support the war in Iraq, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll released.
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As violence grips Iraq, some White House hopefuls want U.S. troops to start coming home now, or at least soon. Others say the United States must win at all costs. One has called for Iraq to be carved up along ethnic lines. And then there's Sen. John McCain.
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Some demographics and details about public opinion on the war in Iraq.
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A majority of Americans approve of U.S. plans for limited troop withdrawals from Iraq but are not more optimistic about the war after testimony last week from a top U.S. general, a new poll found on Tuesday.
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Bush has no plans to add troops in Iraq, but questions persist about whether the US force has been big enough.
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A lesson of history hangs over debate on President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq: Once a U.S. presence is established overseas, it often lasts a very long time. Look at South Korea, Germany and Japan: U.S. troops are still there more than a half century later.
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We must be clear that it is the Army, and not a modern state, to which we are talking. Our media hardly ever criticises foreign policy.
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President Bush's unpopularity -- due largely to the war in Iraq -- seems likely to affect GOP candidates in the midterm elections in November, according to a CNN poll released today. Fifty-five percent of 1,004 Americans surveyed said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who has supported Bush administration policies, according to the poll.
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A House vote on Iraq this week will be limited to the question of supporting President Bush's troop escalation, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Sunday.
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Bush's speech on Iraq and Petraeus's progress report on the 'surge' swayed few Americans, polls show.
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WASHINGTON - Concern about national security is dominating public attention in the final months of the presidential campaign because of continuing fears of terrorism and unhappiness about the war in Iraq, according to a poll released Wednesday.   "For the first time since the Vietnam era, national security issues are looming larger than economic issues in an election year," said Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press...
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U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are likely to remain steady, at about 21,000, at least until next February, the top U.S. general there said Thursday, echoing earlier comments about forces in Iraq.
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Broad public backing for keeping  Danish troops in Iraq has waned and a majority of Danes now  think the government was wrong to support the U.S.-led war,  according to a new poll just 12 days before Danish elections.
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumiâs support rating has plunged to 37 percent as a growing number of people oppose his decision to extend Japanâs troop deployment in Iraq, an opinion poll report said Sunday.