UPI Poll: Iraq 'surge' not popular

UPI Poll: Iraq 'surge' not popularWASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The White House plan to send additional U.S. troops to Iraq met with staunch resistance from participants in a UPI-Zogby International poll. U.S. President George Bush recently announced his intention to order an additional 21,500 U.S. troops to Iraq to help Iraqi forces tamp down sectarian violence. The troop increase was called a "surge." The United States currently has some 130,000 troops in Iraq.
Many Republican congressmen have parted with Bush on the issue and data from a Jan. 16-18 Zogby interactive poll of 6,882 people in the United State suggest they are on the same page with the U.S. populace.
Nearly half -- 45.3 percent -- of poll participants disagreed with the plan and another 8.4 percent somewhat disagreed. Nearly a quarter -- 24.9 percent -- agree strongly with the policy change and 18.6 percent somewhat agreed. The two "disagree" categories total 10.2 percent more than the "agreed" categories.
The idea is more popular among U.S. service personnel who were asked to participate in the poll. While 37.3 percent strongly disagreed, 30.7 percent strongly agreed and 22.2 percent listed themselves as in somewhat agreement.
The data carry a 1.2-percentage-point margin of error.
(1/23/2007) - United Press International, DailyIndia.com
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