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Enough Already?-Newsweek Poll Is Bad News for Bush
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| Contributor | Stephen Yellin |
| Last Edited | Stephen Yellin Aug 23, 2003 03:30pm |
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| Category | Poll |
| Media | TV News - National Broadcasting Company MSNBC News |
| News Date | Saturday, August 23, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the U.S. mission in Iraq, saying the United States should reduce its spending and scale back its efforts there, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. SIXTY-NINE PERCENT of Americans polled say they are very concerned (40 percent) or somewhat concerned (29 percent) that the United States will be bogged down for many years in Iraq without making much progress in achieving its goals. Just 18 percent say they’re confident that a stable, democratic form of government can take shape in Iraq over the long term; 37 percent are somewhat confident. Just 13 percent say U.S. efforts to establish security and rebuild Iraq have gone very well since May 1, when combat officially ended; 39 percent say somewhat well.
Nearly half of respondents, 47 percent, say they are very concerned that the cost of maintaining troops in Iraq will lead to a large budget deficit and seriously hurt the U.S. economy. And 60 percent of those polled say the estimated $1 billion per week that the United States is spending is too much and the country should scale back its efforts. One-third supports the current spending levels for now, but just 15 percent of those polled say they would support maintaining the current spending levels for three years or more.
In addition, Bush has a 53% approval rating, and 49% would vote against him if the election were held today. |
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