Gallup: Americans Back Congressional Resolution Against Iraq 'Surge' -- And Withdrawal Within a Year

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003532744

A new Gallup poll taken this past weekend shows that support of President Bush's troop escalation did not gain any ground, despite an all-out White House publicity push (it remains stuck at 38% approval). The survey also revealed majority support for a congressonal resolution opposing the "surge" -- a U.S. pullout within a year.

Support for such a resolution is strong, with 61% backing that. Asked if congress should try to block the deployments, such as by denying funding, a still significant 47% back that action, with 50% opposing it.

A total of 56% want a quick pullout -- with 19% advocating "immediately" and another 37% in a year's time. Only 13% say "send more troops."

"Americans remain unconvinced that it is necessary to send new troops to Iraq to gain victory, as Bush argued, and a majority favors withdrawal of troops within one year," Gallup reports. "Most Americans continue to say the costs of the war outweigh the benefits of succeeding in Iraq, and a majority of Americans also continue to say it was a mistake to send troops to Iraq initially."

The poll was taken Jan. 12-14.

[acmavm]

1. Let's see, what was it that Mick Jagger said????

"You don't always get what you want"

And if we try we just might find we get what we need...

hopefully.

[ananda]

2. A year?!!

Now is already too late. Argghh.

[ender]

3. ti takes a long time...

to pull out all the men and materials. a year is very quick.

[endarkenment]

10. Nonsense.

Total and complete nonsense. The troops went in over about three weeks and can come out at least as fast. You take what you can load on your trucks and planes, blowup the stuff you don't want to leave with the Iraqi government, and leave the remainder behind. The plans for an orderly retreat from Iraq are sitting in a database in the pentagon waiting to be set in motion.

[Kikosexy2]

4. It's very clear...

THE ILLEGAL IRAQ WAR IS LOST PERIOD...TIME TO LEAVE THAT COUNTRY!!...TIME FOR IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS...THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN LOUDLY!!...

[Peace Patriot]

5. Like our election system, Gallup puts a 5% to 10% "thumb on the scales"

for the fascists. They are almost always the outlier (skewed to the right) in polls on Bush and Bushism. So, if Gallup is saying that 61% back a resolution to de-escalate, figure 66% to 71% actually back it. And if they're saying 47% support de-funding Bush's war, figure 52% to 57% want it de-funded. Same with a quick pullout: 61% to 66% want us out now. And that 13% who want to "send more troops" is probably about 5%.

The views of 5% of the American people are determining American policy.

What Gallup doesn't say--and never asks--is why.


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Throw Diebold, ES&S and all election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW!

[aquart]

7. What have you got against Boston Harbor?

[GOTV]

6. Strange, they are for Dems symbolically opposing Bush, But slightly oppose Dems active opposition

Not at all what I would expect. From Poll:

As you may know, the Democrats in Congress are considering passing a resolution to express their opposition to President Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. This resolution, by itself, would not affect Bush's policy, but the Democrats are hoping it will put pressure on him to change his policy. Do you favor or oppose the Democrats in Congress taking this action?

Favor Oppose No opinion 2007 Jan 12-14
61% 37% 2%

Would you favor or oppose the Democrats in Congress taking active steps to block the deployment of more U.S. troops to Iraq, such as denying the funding needed to send the additional troops?

Favor Oppose No opinion 2007 Jan 12-14
47% 50% 3%

If I was a dem strategist, I'm not sure what I'd do with that.

[ClintonTyree]

9. Quite odd, isn't it?

They want Congress to act.......yet they don't? :wtf: I think if the question was worded differently perhaps there might have been a different outcome. Should Congress de-fund "THE SURGE"? Not de-fund the entire Iraq war and the soldiers that are already there.
I think people get confused about this. Americans are easily confused. They were confused enough to elect Bush twice, weren't they?

[MasterDarkNinja]

13. Yeah that doesn't make sense

A big majority oppose the surge, yet a slim majority doesn't want democrats to block it, why?!? I suspect that they must have worded that question weird or something, because those numbers just don't make sense.

[A Simple Game]

22. They want the Democratic Congress to scold * but not spank him? n/t

[GOTV]

23. I'm just going to guess that....

... perhaps there is still quite a few Americans who think, in military matters, the president should have his say and the congress should only advise - regardless of whether you agree with the president's direction. I realize that the constitution gives congress a role in military matters, but people can make up their own minds about what they want, or what they think is right, without reference to the constitution.

[zbdent]

8. Question - back in 2002 and 2004,

didn't Bush and the Republicans go around saying "the people have spoken, so the losers should shut up!"?

[crim son]

11. To this administration's ears,

38% is a mandate. Let's face it; they don't care what we think.

[Mark E. Smith]

12. A Pullout Would Be A Disaster For Georgie

Iran would move in to fill the vacuum and make official the consequences of Bush's historic blunder.

[RiverStone]

14. A better Gallup question would be:

Should Shrub resign or be impeached for the lies that led us to this tragic mess?

According to the "decider" it matters not at all if 99% are against the escalation, he's gonna do what he damn well pleases. That point in and of itself, suggests that he has no respect for checks & balances, Congress or public opinion. What do we do with a leader like that?

[Maryland Liberal]

15. Amen

Damn - RiverStone - you beat me to the punch - FREE John Coyers!!!

[bonito]

16. Ok, I got to ask , free John Conyers?

Am I missing something, I hope not.

[Maryland Liberal]

17. Free John Conyers !!!

The man most likely to impeach the Bushie

[bonito]

19. Yep

I just thought he might be being hindered in some way,, not gonna let that happen. Peace

Welcome to DU!

[illinoisprogressive]

18. I do hope congress sees this poll so they know that the people will

support them in stopping Bush in any way possible. Including the funds.
They need to have a strong message that they won't get burned if they choose this option.

[marchtoimpeach]

20. Nationwide Impeachment March

Outraged by the escalation of the war in Iraq?

Incensed that the Democrats don't want to impeach Bush, even though they've now got the votes to do so?

Do you feel that letting Bush get away with criminal subversion of our democracy and the Constitution would be a travesty of everything you believe in?

Signing petitions and writing our representatives may not be enough to bring this madman to justice. A growing number of us feel that something more dramatic is necessary. We're putting out a call for a MASSIVE nationwide convergence on Washington to demand that that Congress impeach Bush NOW.

This wouldn't be part of an antiwar march or any other political demonstration (important as those are). It would be a separate event with one unequivocal purpose: calling for the impeachment of the President.

There are no organizers of this event. Or, rather, everybody who wants to be involved is an organizer. This is a grassroots DIY open-source wikiflashmob revolution, harnessing the tools that have evolved over the last several years. Never has it been so possible for millions of people around this country to self-organize something they believe in.

A website has been set up at www.marchtoimpeach.com as an initial information node to get the ball rolling, but if this is going to work everybody needs to make this their own and spread it around. Are we smart enough and sophisticated enough and pissed off enough to get a million people to DC to demand Bush's impeachment?

Let's find out.

www.marchtoimpeach.com

[followthemoney]

21. Bush has his hand caught in the cookie jar.

He has cookies in his hand and so cannot pull it out of the jar. If he were to let go of the cookies he could pull his hand out, but his theft would end in failure. And he doesn't care who knows it.

He wants his cookies(oil) and he's not pulling out until he gets it.