Nearly 70 percent pessimistic on war outcome (NBC/WSJ Poll)

RamboLiberal

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Wed Mar-07-07 08:43 PM
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Nearly 70 percent pessimistic on war outcome (NBC/WSJ Poll)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17501777/

Almost two months after President Bush announced he was sending more than 21,000 additional troops into Iraq, saying, �We can, and we will, prevail,� nearly seven in 10 Americans remain pessimistic about the war�s outcome, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds.

�Iraq is a two-ton boulder in a 100-pound dinghy,� says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Neil Newhouse. �There is no way for to recover without a recovery in Iraq.�

According to the poll, a whopping 69 percent say they are less confident the Iraq war will come to a successful conclusion, compared with just 20 percent who are more confident. That finding is virtually unchanged from the previous two NBC/Journal polls, which were taken in January and December.

What�s more, a similar number believe the war in Afghanistan against al-Qaida and the Taliban is faring poorly. Sixty-nine percent say the war there isn�t going well, versus 28 percent who think it is.

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David__77

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Wed Mar-07-07 09:40 PM
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1. Recognizing defeat is not "pessimism."

A quick defeat is the best possible outcome. I want US troops out of the region now.

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aquart

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Wed Mar-07-07 10:01 PM
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2. Oh, I'm much more than 70% pessimistic.

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lebkuchen

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Thu Mar-08-07 10:15 AM
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3. Returning soldiers here are talking about how many young kids have died

from their division.

Lots of soldiers are ordering cars while in Iraq...gives them something to hang onto, a dream.

Some haven't been able to pick up their order.

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