Public Skeptical on Ultimate Success of U.S. Efforts in IraqClear majority says Bush has no clear plan for dealing with Iraq
by David W. Moore
The latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup survey finds Americans about evenly divided on whether the United States can ever establish a stable government in Iraq. Among those who say it can, most expect success within five years. Other poll findings show slight majorities of Americans who want a timetable for removal of troops from Iraq and who think the war was a mistake. A clear majority of people say that President George W. Bush has no clear plan for dealing with the war in Iraq. Just 40% approve of Bush's handling of the situation there. Bush's overall job approval is at 45%, with 53% disapproving -- the worst negative to positive ratio in Bush's presidency.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/login.aspx?ci=17074 Juan Cole says: "45% of Americans in a new poll say that the US will never succeed in Iraq. Some 49% thought it could, but most of those believed it would take five years (a very optimistic time scale)." (
http://www.juancole.com/2005/06/parliamentarian-assassinated.html)
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