CBS: Poll: Most Doubt Iraq Peace, Iran Threat (* 32%)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/12/opinion/polls/main2464626.shtml

Two-thirds of Americans say the fighting in Iraq may be beyond the U.S. military's ability to control, according to the latest CBS News poll. Just 25 percent say the military can be effective in lessening the violence between Iraqis.

The war continues to take a toll on opinions about President Bush – his approval rating for handling Iraq is just 27 percent, and his overall job approval is just 32 percent – but the public is divided when it comes to what Congress should do about the war.

While 63 percent disapprove of the president's plan to send more troops to Iraq, there's a nearly even split on whether Congress should pass a nonbinding resolution expressing disapproval of the troop buildup: 44 percent favor passage of the measure and 45 percent are opposed.

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A majority, 53 percent, thinks Congress should either block all funding for the war, or block funding for sending more troops; 42 percent think Congress should allow all funding for the war.

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Although U.S. military officials presented evidence over the weekend that Iran has been supplying weapons to Iraqi insurgents, just one in five Americans say Iran is a threat requiring a military response now. Fifty-seven percent say Iran can be dealt with diplomatically, while 14 percent don't see Iran as a threat now.

[angstlessk]

1. one in five is only 20%...the number who think iraq is going swimmingly

the idjits in otherwords!

[Jack Rabbit]

2. It looks like a mandate to me

Fuck the nonbinding resolution. Don't give the junta any more money or soldiers.

[JohnLocke]

3. 53 percent think Congress should either block all funding for the war

[AX10]

4. Democrats control congress and they write the budget.

They should cut back/eliminate funding for the war in the upcoming budget. They have the power to do so.