March 12, 2007
Poll: Bush Not Doing Enough For Iraq Vets
President's Approval Rating Inches Up, But Most Americans Still Pessimistic About Iraq
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Play CBS Video Video Army Surgeon General Resigns Three weeks after revelations of shoddy care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the army's surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, was forced into retirment. David Martin reports.
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Video McCaskill On Veterans' Care Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri assesses Washington's response to the Walter Reed scandal. She tells Bob Schieffer she would like to see more concrete action taken.
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Interactive New Plan For Iraq Key elements of the plan, excerpts from the president's speech, reaction and more.
Three out of four — 76 percent of — Americans do not think the Bush administration has done enough to care for these veterans. A majority of Republicans agree with all Americans overall on this issue.
Monday, the Army forced its surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, to retire, officials said, making him the third high-level official to lose his job over poor outpatient treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
HAS THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION DONE ENOUGH FOR IRAQ WAR VETS?
Yes
17 percentNo
76 percentFewer Americans are leery of putting more American troops in harm's way by sending additional troops to Iraq. Though 59 percent of Americans still oppose President Bush's recent decision to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq, 36 percent now favor that decision — a slight increase from last month and a rise of 7 points since January.
SENDING MORE THAN 20,000 ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO IRAQ
Now
Favor
36 percentOppose
59 percentFebruary 2007
Favor
33 percentOppose
63 percentJanuary 2007
Favor
29 percentOppose
66 percentInstead, most Americans — 56 percent — favor decreasing or removing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Seventeen percent of Americans think current U.S. troop levels in Iraq should be maintained, while 22 percent think more troops should be added.
Read the complete results of this CBS News/New York Times poll (11 pages)
Assessing The War
As the Iraq War enters its fifth year, optimism about the prospects for a successful resolution is now at its lowest level so far. Only one in 10 Americans believe the United States is very likely to succeed in Iraq. Thirty-four percent of Americans think success is somewhat likely, but more than half — 53 percent — believe the prospect for success in Iraq is not very or not at all likely.
WILL THE U.S. SUCCEED IN IRAQ?
Now
Very Likely
11 percentSomewhat likely
34 percentNot very/at all likely
53 percentFebruary 2007
Very likely
13 percentSomewhat likely
37 percentNot very/at all likely
47 percentMarch 2006
Very likely
15 percentSomewhat likely
36 percentNot very/at all likely
47 percentThere has been a drop even among Republicans when it comes to optimism about the war’s outcome. Nineteen percent of Republicans think success in Iraq is very likely — down 10 points from last month. A majority of Republicans continue to believe success in Iraq is at least somewhat likely. Democrats and independents disagree.
Just 29 percent of Americans think the war is going even somewhat well for the United States, though this is up slightly from last month's assessment.
Rather than engage in a military conflict with Iran over Iraq, Americans seem more inclined to look to Iran for help in providing stability to Iraq. A slight majority of Americans — 51 percent — believe the United States should request the support of Iraq's neighbors in the Middle East, such as Iran and Syria, even if the governments in those countries have been unfriendly or hostile to the United States in the past.
SHOULD THE U.S. REQUEST THE SUPPORT OF IRAN AND SYRIA?
Now
Yes
51 percentNo
40 percentFebruary 2007
Yes
46 percentNo
46 percentDecember 2006
Yes
51 percentNo
40 percentLooking back, most Americans think the U.S. should have stayed out of Iraq in the first place. Just 39% of Americans think the U.S. did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, while 56% believe it should have stayed out. Those numbers have been generally consistent for the past year.
President George W. Bush
The President’s job approval rating has risen to 34 percent in this poll, its highest level since November 2006.
BUSH'S JOB APPROVAL RATING
Now
Approve
34 percentDisapprove
58 percent February 2007
Approve
29 percentDisapprove
61 percentThe increase is due almost entirely to an uptick in approval among Republicans; 75 percent now approve, up from 65 percent last month.
BUSH'S JOB APPROVAL RATING BY PARTY
Now
Total
34 percentRepublicans
75 percentDemocrats
8 percentIndependents
28 percentFebruary 2007
Total
29 percentRepublicans
65 percentDemocrats
6 percentIndependents
27 percentThis poll was conducted among a random sample of 1,362 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone March 7-11, 2007. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher.
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See all 72 CommentsPresident Bush announces 21,000 Surge in Troops in Iraq which escalates war!
Democrats approve surge but pass non binding resolution against war.
Democrats talk cannot find consensus on Iraq, Refuse to cut funding for war!
Permanent American bases being constructed in Iraq for indefinite U.S. presents!
Walter Reed hospital scandal breaks on News Cast where wounded soldiers are living in rat infested broken rooms.
Democrats approve war funding request and ad more money, remove amendment requiring notification of Congress Before attacking Iran because if Israeli concerns!
FBI announces private citizens have been spied on with Patriot Act and abuses have been perpetrated upon the American People.
Justice Department fires U.S. Attorneys for political reasons.
Democrats in positions of Leadership, from the County Leadership to the Leadership of the Congress that do not execute the will of the people, must be removed from their Leadership Positions and replaced with someone that will effectively execute the office in which they are trusted.
CONGRESS FIDDLES WHILE IRAQ BURNS AND BUSH RUNS AMOK!
Write your Representatives and Senators! OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE BEING TRAMPLED ON BY THIS CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION!
http://www.visi.com/j
uan/congress/
Here is the House Speakers email address: AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov
The real issue is the Supplemental Funding of the War that may not pass congress, and this mismanaged war from the lack War Planning to the Care of the Wounded at Walter Reed. American Politicians listened to the Saudi Arabians, Oil Companies, and Israeli NEOCONS, and fought this war when the real war was against Afghanistan and Al Qaeda! Now Bush is funding under the table Al Qaeda in Lebanon and his family friends the Saudis are funding the Sunnis in Iraq killing our troops! His FBI is abusing the Civil Liberties of American Citizens under the Patriot act and the Justice department is firing Attorneys that do not prosecute Democrats for Republican claims of voter Election fraud!
CONGRESS FIDDLES WHILE IRAQ BURNS AND BUSH RUNS AMOK!
Write your Representatives and Senators! SHOW THEM YOUR DISDAIN OF THEIR COWARDOUS ACTIONS WHILE OUR TROOPS ARE BEING KILLED AND OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE BEING TRAMPLED ON BY THIS CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION! http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Here is the House Speakers email address: AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov
Seriously, who could believe such a thing, unless 75% of Republicans were idiots.
Are we STILL in Serbia?
How many Americans DIED or even were injured in Serbia?
Is Serbia STABLE?
Is Serbia Still in a Civil War?
Which strategy worked and which failed?
This is a homework assignment that even our undereducated middleschoolers might be able to do. Even if they can't find Iraq and Serbia on the map. So Please learn to read and get back with the answers.
Whatever happened to that Bush "dirty word" diplomacy? Glad to see some common sense returning to this county. Unfortunately it's come down to places like Uraguay and Mexico to tell George to shape up and they have their own agendas to attend to.
Next time let's elect an intelligent President that kisses up to Big Business and Bankers a little less.
They were warned by the military, former ambassadors, middle east leaders what the results would be if they invaded with too few troops and no post invasion plans. But no, they were too *** stupid to listen to anyone.
These neocons have made millions off this war and every dollar they have should be taken from them and used to support the troops who have sacrificed their lives and limbs as a result of their mistakes. Take all the money Haliburton has made and donate it to the Veterans Administration. The same for the personal bank account of Bush,Cheney, Feith, Rumsfeld, etc.
You mean to tell me that "support the troops" was just another hollow GOP bumper sticker? I'm shattered!
JOB APPORVAL RATINGS!? They%u2019re laughing at us. What do they have to lose at this point? They%u2019ll finish their term and fall blissfully into the arms of their private sector buddies they have served so well. Job approval polls are silly at this point.
What is needed is to prepare to begin the prosecution process the minute they%u2019re out of office. Don't let them retire to permanent vacations on their ranches. Investigate, indict, prosecuteunder both U.S. Laws and in the International Courts!! Let the Courts handle whatever misbehavior has occurred in The U.S. and other countries (such as torture and secret prisons).
The NeoCons don%u2019t read the polls. They don't care. PRESENTLY THEY%u2019RE ABOVE THE LAW. Only the prospect of future prosecution for criminal behavior will have any effect on men such as these.
As to the tax cuts issue; that is a dead call as if you care to check out what taxes were still being paid by the "plutocrats" got. At the expense of armor? C'mon. We have a couple contractors right here in North Carolina that are going 24/7 putting out the vehicle modification as well at companies making body armor itself. Hey, and do you remember the old clunky flak jacket we wore? These current troops don't have it very bad. Not bad at all.
But, the ability to whine and cry and b*itch about every little thing has increased exponentially.
Some Democratic lawmakers have questioned the decision to hire IAP Worldwide Services, a contractor with connections to the Bush administration and to KBR, a Halliburton subsidiary.""
It's time for Reagan lovers to admit that privatizing more often than not results in cronie contracts and the very waste and inefficiency that they accuse the government of.
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