Iraq War
April 24, 2008The number of Americans who say the war in Iraq is a mistake is now at 63%, the highest level reported since the war began.
Sixty-three percent say U.S. made mistake in sending troops
April 24, 2008The latest
USA Today/Gallup poll finds 63% of Americans saying the United States made a mistake in sending troops to Iraq, a new high for the conflict.
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April 8, 2008Data-driven insights into Iraq's place in history, Italy's upcoming election, Americans' views on taxing the rich, and anti-Chinese sentiment in Europe.
Republicans generally favor the war; Democrats oppose it
April 8, 2008As Gen. Petraeus testifies before Congress, Gallup data underscore the political divide in opinion on Iraq -- 81% of Democrats favor setting a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq, while 65% of Republicans are opposed.
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April 8, 2008As Gen. David Petraeus addresses Congress on the U.S. strategy in Iraq, a majority of Republicans think the troop surge in Iraq is making the situation better (70%) while Democrats are more likely to say the surge is not making much difference (47%) or making the situation worse (31%).
March 24, 2008Data-driven insights into the rising U.S. death toll in Iraq, power shortages in South Africa, the Hispanic vote for the Democratic nomination, and Taiwan's new president-elect.
March 20, 2008On the five-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, 59% of Americans say the U.S.-led invasion was a mistake.
Majority skeptical that United States had sufficient justification to attack Iraq
March 20, 2008Fewer than half of Americans believe history will judge the United States’ invasion of Iraq and subsequent involvement there a success; 54% say it will go down as a failure.
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Majority think Iraqi civilian deaths would increase
March 14, 2008Two-thirds (65%) of Americans believe the United States has an obligation to remain in Iraq until that country is stable. More than half (57%) believe that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq would lead to a greater number of Iraqis dying from violence than keeping troops there.
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March 13, 2008With the five-year mark of the start of the Iraq war approaching, Gallup finds that 60% of Americans would like to see a timetable set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and 59% say the war was a mistake.
