Are we winning the War in Iraq? Only one in 3 Americans say yes!
USA Today reporting...
Poll points to increasing doubts on war's progress, Bush's reasons
WASHINGTON — President Bush delivers a prime-time address tonight to a public that is increasingly doubtful of his justifications for going to war in Iraq and wants a timetable set for U.S. troops to come home — a step Bush has ruled out.
Just one in three Americans now say the United States and its allies are winning the war, according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday. That is a new low, down 9 percentage points since February. Half say neither side is winning.
Bush will try to reassure Americans and rally support in a televised speech at 8 p.m. ET from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, home of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. He is marking the first anniversary of the transfer of power from the U.S.-led coalition to an Iraqi government. Read the rest HERE.
By a record 61%-37%, those surveyed say the president doesn't have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq.
51% want a timetable set and followed for removing troops from Iraq regardless of the situation there. There is also growing skepticism about the president's core argument that the Iraq war is a crucial part of protecting Americans from terrorists.
posted by Pat Campbell @ 4:01 PM
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How do they know the president does not have a plan?It would not be to bright of him to publiclly tell the enemey what he was going to do. But that is the mentality of the "Bush Basher's"
The fact that suicide bomber are continuing to murder civilians in an attempt to intimidate the people shows that our presence is a threat to their authority. I do not believe that this is a "war" in the true sense of the word since the insurgents are not engaging our troops "face-to-face" on the field of battle like in the "true wars" of history. They are targeting their own people instead of the "invading force." We won the war after the capture of Saddam and his official armed forces were disbanded. This is, as sick boy said, the rebuild/recovery phase which must be completed or everything will return to what it was before. If this was a real war, the insurgents would proudly wear uniforms and continue to fight the "infidels" honorably as they did in the crusades. Instead they prey on people they know will not and can not fight back. Hopefully the Iraqui people will soon get tired of seeing their loved ones murdered by these insurgent thugs. They need to find the courage and pride that Saddam's regime beat out of them so many years ago. Once they realize that Saddam is not coming back, maybe then they will do what is needed and stand up for their own freedom and we can leave. Until then, we will have to play "playground monitor" to make sure the bullies don't beat up the other kids.
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