Poll: Americans Wary of Iraq Turnover

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Poll: Americans Wary of Iraq Turnover

By WILL LESTER
Associated Press Writer

Originally published June 28, 2004, 6:08 PM EDT

WASHINGTON -- Americans are skeptical about the turnover of political control to Iraqis at a time the country has not been stabilized, according to a poll released Monday.

By a 2-1 margin, Americans say the turnover of political control to Iraqis now is not a sign of success, but a sign of failure because the nation's stability remains in question, according to a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll. Still, three-fourths in the poll approved of the U.S. handover of authority to Iraqis. The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government Monday -- two days early.

In the Gallup poll, six in 10 said the handover of authority at such an unstable point is a sign of failure, while about three in 10, 32 percent, said the handover of authority on schedule is a sign of success, according to the Gallup poll taken last week.

Six in 10 said they think it is unlikely internal security will be established in Iraq in the next five years and slightly more, 63 percent, said they think U.S. troops will be in Iraq for another three years or more.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iraq-opinion,0,3479690.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

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1. They should be

it's another bogus "mission accomplished" moment!

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2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=652204