Majority Expect U.S. Will 'Lose' in Iraq

[NNN0LHI]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3046823&page=1

April 16, 2007 — A bare majority of Americans for the first time believe the United States will lose the war in Iraq, and a new high — two-thirds — say the war was not worth fighting. Yet the public divides on setting a deadline for withdrawal.

That mix of sentiments — unhappy with the war, unclear what to do about it — is keeping George W. Bush in deep disfavor. Just 35 percent approve of his job performance overall, a scant two points above his career low. And just 29 percent like how he's dealing with the situation in Iraq.

Moreover, in a shift, most Americans in this ABC News/Washington Post poll now reject Bush's argument that winning in Iraq is necessary to win the broader war against terrorism. Fifty-seven percent disagree with that contention, up from 47 percent in January. That echoes a change that appeared in January and continues today in which most (56 percent) now favor eventual withdrawal even if civil order is not restored.

Yet, given pro and con arguments (avoiding further casualties vs. potentially encouraging Iraqi insurgents), a pullout deadline is not widely popular.

[waiting for hope]

1. Just who in the hell

are these 35 percenters? Are these people just that stupid? Or is it that they just don't care?

[Javaman]

2. "expect" to lose????? we have already lost!!!

we lost the day we invaded.

[cliss]

3. 1st of all, I don't believe the 35% "approval" rating

I think it's much, much lower than that. But they are desperately afraid of publishing the real figures, because it might just push this country into a civil war....

Well this is good news in a sense. Because it means that the public remembers the Viet Nam war. We were there for 10 years. Lost 58,000 US troops. This country was effectively in a civil war at the end of that disaster.

[opihimoimoi]

4. Everything the Bushman touches/initiates....goes down in flames

He has a history of being inept....

He is a Loserman....the result of good Losership....