82% of Americans want most troops out of Iraq within two years

December 13, 2006 Public Sees Victory in Iraq as Elusive for U.S. Only 35% believe U.S. will win by Jeffrey M. Jones

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GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest USA Today/Gallup poll update on Americans' attitudes toward the Iraq war shows a high level of pessimism for a U.S. victory in Iraq. Also, by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, the public says the costs of succeeding in Iraq outweigh the benefits that would come from doing so. Americans are also more likely to believe that the war will, in the long run, make things worse rather than better in a number of areas. Basic support for the war continues to be more negative than positive, particularly regarding the question of whether it was worth going to war.

Victory in Iraq

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