Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the United States believe the outcome of the coalition effort will not directly affect domestic security, according to the Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index released by Foreign Affairs. 61 per cent of respondents think America’s safety from terrorism does not depend upon the country’s success in Iraq.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 3,268 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 24,400 troops have been wounded in action.
In December 2005, Iraqi voters renewed their National Assembly. In May 2006, Shiite United Iraqi Alliance member Nouri al-Maliki officially took over as prime minister.
On Mar. 23, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 218-212 to authorize an emergency supplemental war spending bill, which sets a deadline of Aug. 31, 2008 for the end of the coalition effort in Iraq. On Mar. 29, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 to pass a separate bill, which calls for all combat troops to be removed from Iraq by Mar. 31, 2008. 51 per cent of respondents would gradually withdraw all troops from Iraq over the next 12 months, 27 per cent think the soldiers should stay in Iraq, and 19 per cent would remove all troops immediately.
In his Apr. 7 radio address, U.S. president George W. Bush discussed the current situation, saying, "In both the House and Senate, Democratic majorities have passed bills that would impose restrictions on our military commanders, set an arbitrary date for withdrawal from Iraq, and fund domestic spending that has nothing to do with the war. The Democrats who passed these bills know that I will veto either version if it reaches my desk, and they know my veto will be sustained. Yet they continue to pursue the legislation. And now the process is on hold for two weeks, until the full Congress returns to session."
Polling Data
Do you think America’s safety from terrorism depends upon our success in Iraq, or does it not depend on our success in Iraq?
| Does not depend upon our success in Iraq | 61% |
| Depends upon our success in Iraq | 34% |
| Don’t know | 5% |
In your opinion, should the United States...?
| Withdraw all troops from Iraq immediately | 19% |
| Gradually withdraw all troops over the next 12 months | 51% |
| Have troops stay in Iraq for as long as | 27% |
| Don’t know | 3% |
Source: Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index / Foreign Affairs
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,013 American adults, conducted from Feb. 21 to Mar. 4, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
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