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Poll: Support for Troops Leaving Iraq's Cities
The Page by Mark Halperin —
CNN/Opinon Research Corp CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey finds nearly three-quarters of Americans approve of Tuesday's withdrawal of most U.S. forces from urban areas. Conducted June 26-28. Error margin: 3 points.
ThinkFast: June 30, 2009
Think Progress —
... “Nearly three-quarters of all Americans support the plan to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities and towns, even though most believe that the troop movements will lead to an increase in violence in that country,” according to a new CNN/Opinion Research poll. “This plan has widespread bipartisan support,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... A new CNN poll finds that 73% of Americans favor the plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraqi cities, while also leaving other combat troops in the rest of the country. Only 26% are opposed. At the same time, 52% expect violence to increase after American troops withdraw, to 15% who expect violence to decrease and 32% who think it will be the same. ...
Poll: Three Quarters Of Republicans Favor Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Plan
The Political Carnival —
Man, this seems almost unbelievable. A Democrat? Via Greg- Anyone else catch this stunning number in the new CNN poll on whether Americans favor Obama’s Iraq withdrawal plan? “This plan has widespread bipartisan support,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Seventy two percent of Democrats and 74 percent of Republicans favor this move.” Can it really be that less than a year ago, one of the central arguments in American politics was over whether Obama’s plan to pull ...
Poll: Most Americans favor Iraq withdrawal policy
News —
... About three-quarters of Americans favor withdrawing American soldiers from Iraqi cities and towns, a new CNN poll finds . That withdrawal is being made official today, which is the deadline for U.S. combat troops to be out of Iraqi cities. 73% of those polled favor the withdrawal, including 72% of Democrats and, somewhat surprisingly, 74% of Republicans. Yet almost two-thirds say troops should go back into cities if violence escalates significantly. 52% of those polled believe some increase in violence is likely. The poll's margin of error is +/- 3%
Iraqis dance in streets as U.S. troops pull back -- Americans like it too
Top of the Ticket —
... Americans might be upset to hear that, given that they gave so much of blood and treasure to give Iraq a chance at democracy. But the latest poll by CNN found 73% of Americans favor the withdrawal with surprising unanimity -- 72% of Democrats and 74% of Republicans said yes. And two-thirds said even if violence flares again (which a majority think is likely), U.S. troops should not go back into Iraqi population centers. ...
Cheney's cheap chicanery
Political Animal —
... Barack Obama. Rather, it was negotiated during the Bush administration, at -- more to the point -- the Iraqi government's insistence. The Iraqis are the ones who wanted, and ordered, us out. Even if John McCain had won the 2008 election, we'd still be pulling out of Iraq's cities." If Cheney doesn't like the Status of Forces Agreement, signed in November 2008, he should take it up with Bush. For that matter, Cheney is going to have to work a lot harder to convince the public. A new CNN poll found that 73% of Americans "favor the withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraqi ...
Cheney: Iraq Insurgency Not in Last Throes After All
Crooks and Liars —
... For their part, 73% of Americans favor the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Baghdad and others Iraqi cities. That support is bipartisan, with 74% of Republicans backing the pullout. Unsurprisingly, Dick Cheney is not among them. ...
