Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The people really, really want a change.
Nearly eight in 10 Americans support changing the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq from combat to support and training, as proposed by the congressionally chartered Iraq Study Group, and 69 percent agree with its goal of pulling out most combat forces by early 2008. Nearly six in 10 favor direct engagement with Iran and Syria to help resolve the conflict in Iraq, and 74 percent back reducing U.S. military and financial support if the Iraqi government fails to make progress toward national reconciliation and civil order.Makes me wonder what the rest of the folks are smoking.
Bush has not managed to win back support with his decision to oust Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld the day after the Nov. 7 elections and his promise to develop "a new strategy" in Iraq, the poll found. Bush's approval rating stands at 36 percent, down four points from just before the elections and the second-worst of his presidency. Just 28 percent approve of his handling of Iraq, the lowest since the invasion of March 2003.
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