**IMPORTANCE OF TIME SERIES TRENDS**

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      Iraq

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  Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of
  Americans 18 & older.

   

   
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  **CNN/USA                                                                                 
  Today/Gallup                                                                              
  Poll**. Jan.                                                                              
  6-8, 2006.                                                                                
  Adults                                                                                    
  nationwide.                                                                               

                                                                                            .

  **\"How                                                                                   
  important will                                                                            
  each of the                                                                               
  following                                                                                 
  issues be to                                                                              
  your vote for                                                                             
  Congress this                                                                             
  year? Will it                                                                             
  be extremely                                                                              
  important,                                                                                
  very                                                                                      
  important,                                                                                
  moderately                                                                                
  important, or                                                                             
  not that                                                                                  
  important? How                                                                            
  about the                                                                                 
  situation in                                                                              
  Iraq?\"**                                                                                 
  N=1,003, MoE ±                                                                            
  3                                                                                         

                                                                                            .

                               **Extremely\   **Very\         **Moderately\   **Not That\   **Unsure**
                               Important**    Important**     Important**     Important**   

                               \%             \%              \%              \%            \%

                 1/6-8/06      45             40              11              3             1

                 10/21-23/05   44             37              13              4             2

                                                                                            .

  **\"Next,                                                                                 
  we\'d like to                                                                             
  ask you some                                                                              
  questions                                                                                 
  about                                                                                     
  Iraq. First:                                                                              
  In view of the                                                                            
  developments                                                                              
  since we first                                                                            
  sent our                                                                                  
  troops to                                                                                 
  Iraq, do you                                                                              
  think the                                                                                 
  United States                                                                             
  made a mistake                                                                            
  in sending                                                                                
  troops to                                                                                 
  Iraq, or                                                                                  
  not?\"**                                                                                  
  N=498, MoE ± 5                                                                            
  (Form A)                                                                                  

                                                                                            .

                               **Made a\      **Did Not Make\ **Unsure**      ** **         ** **
                               Mistake**      a Mistake**                                   

                               \%             \%              \%              ** **         ** **

                 1/6-8/06      50             47              3               ** **         ** **

                 12/16-18/05   52             46              2               ** **         ** **

                 12/9-11/05    48             50              2               ** **         ** **

                 11/11-13/05   54             45              1               ** **         ** **

                 10/28-30/05   54             45              1               ** **         ** **

                 10/21-23/05   49             49              2               ** **         ** **

                 9/16-18/05    59             39              2               ** **         ** **

                 9/8-11/05     53             46              1               ** **         ** **

                 8/28-30/05    53             46              1               ** **         ** **

                 8/5-7/05      54             44              2               ** **         ** **

                 7/22-24/05    46             53              1               ** **         ** **

                 6/24-26/05    53             46              1               ** **         ** **

                 4/29 - 5/1/05 49             48              3               ** **         ** **

                 3/18-20/05    46             51              3               ** **         ** **

                 2/25-27/05    47             51              2               ** **         ** **

                 2/4-6/05      45             55              \-              ** **         ** **

                 1/14-16/05    52             47              1               ** **         ** **

                 1/7-9/05      50             48              2               ** **         ** **

                 11/19-21/04   47             51              2               ** **         ** **

                 10/29-31/04   44             52              4               ** **         ** **

                 10/22-24/04   47             51              2               ** **         ** **

                 10/14-16/04   47             52              1               ** **         ** **

                 10/9-10/04    46             53              1               ** **         ** **

                 10/1-3/04     48             51              1               ** **         ** **

                 9/24-26/04    42             55              3               ** **         ** **

                 9/3-5/04      38             57              5               ** **         ** **

                 8/23-25/04    48             50              2               ** **         ** **

                 7/30 - 8/1/04 47             51              2               ** **         ** **

                 7/19-21/04    50             47              3               ** **         ** **

                 7/8-11/04     54             45              1               ** **         ** **

                 6/21-23/04    54             44              2               ** **         ** **

                 6/3-6/04      41             58              1               ** **         ** **

                 5/7-9/04      44             54              2               ** **         ** **

                 4/16-18/04    42             57              1               ** **         ** **

                 1/12-15/04    42             56              2               ** **         ** **

                 11/3-5/03     39             60              1               ** **         ** **

                 10/6-8/03     40             59              1               ** **         ** **

                 7/7-9/03      27             72              1               ** **         ** **

                 3/24-25/03    23             75              2               ** **         ** **

                                                                                            .

  **\"All in                                                                                
  all, do you                                                                               
  think it was                                                                              
  worth going to                                                                            
  war in Iraq,                                                                              
  or not?\"**                                                                               
  N=505, MoE ± 5                                                                            
  (Form B)**\                                                                               
  **Wording,                                                                                
  6/03-12/03:                                                                               
  \"All in all,                                                                             
  do you think                                                                              
  the situation                                                                             
  in Iraq was                                                                               
  worth going to                                                                            
  war over, or                                                                              
  not?\"\                                                                                   
  Wording prior                                                                             
  to 6/03: \"All                                                                            
  in all, do you                                                                            
  think the                                                                                 
  current                                                                                   
  situation in                                                                              
  Iraq is worth                                                                             
  going to war                                                                              
  over, or                                                                                  
  not?\"                                                                                    

                                                                                            .

                               **Worth\       **Not Worth\    **Unsure**      ** **         ** **
                               Going\         Going\                                        
                               To War**       To War**                                      

                               \%             \%              \%              ** **         ** **

                 1/6-8/06      46             52              3               ** **         ** **

                 11/11-13/05   38             60              2               ** **         ** **

                 9/12-15/05    45             53              2               ** **         ** **

                 8/5-7/05      44             54              2               ** **         ** **

                 7/7-10/05     44             53              3               ** **         ** **

                 6/29-30/05    46             52              2               ** **         ** **

                 6/6-8/05      42             56              2               ** **         ** **

                 4/29 - 5/1/05 41             57              2               ** **         ** **

                 4/1-2/05      45             53              2               ** **         ** **

                 2/7-10/05     48             50              2               ** **         ** **

                 1/3-5/05      46             52              2               ** **         ** **

                 10/9-10/04    44             54              2               ** **         ** **

                 9/3-5/04      49             48              3               ** **         ** **

                 8/23-25/04    51             46              3               ** **         ** **

                 8/9-11/04     49             48              3               ** **         ** **

                 7/8-11/04     47             50              3               ** **         ** **

                 6/21-23/04    46             51              3               ** **         ** **

                 6/3-6/04      46             52              2               ** **         ** **

                 5/21-23/04    45             52              3               ** **         ** **

                 5/7-9/04      44             54              2               ** **         ** **

                 5/2-4/04      50             47              3               ** **         ** **

                 4/16-18/04    52             46              2               ** **         ** **

                 4/5-8/04      50             47              3               ** **         ** **

                 3/26-28/04    56             41              3               ** **         ** **

                 3/5-7/04      55             43              2               ** **         ** **

                 1/29 - 2/1/04 49             49              2               ** **         ** **

                 1/9-11/04     59             38              3               ** **         ** **

                 12/15-16/03   65             33              2               ** **         ** **

                 12/5-7/03     59             39              2               ** **         ** **

                 11/14-16/03   56             42              2               ** **         ** **

                 11/3-5/03     54             44              2               ** **         ** **

                 10/24-26/03   54             44              2               ** **         ** **

                 10/6-8/03     55             44              1               ** **         ** **

                 9/19-21/03    50             48              2               ** **         ** **

                 9/8-10/03     58             40              2               ** **         ** **

                 8/25-26/03    63             35              2               ** **         ** **

                 7/25-27/03    63             34              3               ** **         ** **

                 7/18-20/03    63             35              2               ** **         ** **

                 6/27-29/03    56             42              2               ** **         ** **

                 4/14-16/03    73             23              4               ** **         ** **

                 4/9/03        76             19              5               ** **         ** **

                 4/7-8/03      67             30              3               ** **         ** **

                 3/24-25/03    68             29              3               ** **         ** **

                 1/3-5/03      53             42              5               ** **         ** **

                                                                                            .

  **\"In                                                                                    
  general, how                                                                              
  would you say                                                                             
  things are                                                                                
  going for the                                                                             
  U.S. in Iraq:                                                                             
  very well,                                                                                
  moderately                                                                                
  well,                                                                                     
  moderately                                                                                
  badly, or very                                                                            
  badly?\"**                                                                                
  Options                                                                                   
  rotated.                                                                                  
  N=1,003, MoE ±                                                                            
  3.\                                                                                       
  Wording prior                                                                             
  to 3/04: \"How                                                                            
  would you say                                                                             
  things are                                                                                
  going for the                                                                             
  U.S. in Iraq                                                                              
  now that the                                                                              
  major fighting                                                                            
  has ended:                                                                                
  very well,                                                                                
  moderately                                                                                
  well,                                                                                     
  moderately                                                                                
  badly, or very                                                                            
  badly?\"                                                                                  

                                                                                            .

                               **Very Well**  **Moderately\   **Moderately\   **Very        **Unsure**
                                              Well**          Badly**         Badly**       

                               \%             \%              \%              \%            \%

                 1/6-8/06      8              38              32              21            1

                 10/21-23/05   7              35              29              28            1

                 8/5-7/05      5              38              28              28            1

                 4/29 - 5/1/05 6              36              31              25            2

                 3/18-20/05    8              44              24              21            3

                 2/4-6/05      13             40              28              18            1

                 1/7-9/05      5              35              29              30            1

                 12/5-8/04     6              34              26              33            1

                 9/24-26/04    4              42              27              25            2

                 8/9-11/04     5              40              28              25            2

                 7/8-11/04     5              35              30              29            1

                 6/3-6/04      6              34              35              25            \-

                 5/21-23/04    7              35              26              31            1

                 5/2-4/04      4              33              32              30            1

                 4/5-8/04      5              30              31              33            1

                 3/5-7/04      9              46              28              15            2

                 11/3-5/03     4              34              34              27            1

                 10/6-8/03     6              36              34              24            \-

                 9/8-10/03     6              41              31              21            1

                 8/25-26/03    6              44              30              19            1

                 7/25-27/03    10             46              28              15            1

                 7/18-20/03    6              48              30              15            1

                 6/27-29/03    5              51              29              13            2

                 5/30 - 6/1/03 11             59              22              7             1

                                                                                            .

  **\"If you had                                                                            
  to choose,                                                                                
  which do you                                                                              
  think is                                                                                  
  better for the                                                                            
  U.S. \-- to                                                                               
  set a                                                                                     
  timetable for                                                                             
  removing                                                                                  
  troops from                                                                               
  Iraq and                                                                                  
  remove them                                                                               
  regardless of                                                                             
  whether the                                                                               
  U.S. goals are                                                                            
  achieved by                                                                               
  that time, or                                                                             
  to keep a                                                                                 
  significant                                                                               
  number of                                                                                 
  troops in Iraq                                                                            
  until the U.S.                                                                            
  achieves its                                                                              
  goals there,                                                                              
  regardless of                                                                             
  how long that                                                                             
  takes?\"**                                                                                
  Options                                                                                   
  rotated.                                                                                  
  N=1,003, MoE ±                                                                            
  3.                                                                                        

                                                                                            .

                               **Set\         **Stay Until\   **Unsure**      ** **         ** **
                               Timetable**    Achieve Goals**                               

                               \%             \%              \%              ** **         ** **

                 1/6-8/06      49             47              4               ** **         ** **

                                                                                            .

  **\"Do you                                                                                
  think that,                                                                               
  within the                                                                                
  next 12                                                                                   
  months, there                                                                             
  will or will                                                                              
  not be a                                                                                  
  stable                                                                                    
  democratic                                                                                
  government in                                                                             
  Iraq that can                                                                             
  maintain order                                                                            
  in the country                                                                            
  without                                                                                   
  assistance                                                                                
  from U.S.                                                                                 
  troops?\"**                                                                               
  N=498, MoE ± 5                                                                            
  (Form A)                                                                                  

                                                                                            .

                               **Will**       **Will Not**    **Unsure**      ** **         ** **

                               \%             \%              \%              ** **         ** **

                 1/6-8/06      19             75              6               ** **         ** **

                                                                                            .

  **\"Do you                                                                                
  think that,                                                                               
  eventually,                                                                               
  there will or                                                                             
  will not be a                                                                             
  stable                                                                                    
  democratic                                                                                
  government in                                                                             
  Iraq that can                                                                             
  maintain order                                                                            
  in the country                                                                            
  without                                                                                   
  assistance                                                                                
  from U.S.                                                                                 
  troops?\"**                                                                               
  N=505, MoE ± 5                                                                            
  (Form B)                                                                                  

                                                                                            .

                               **Will**       **Will Not**    **Unsure**      ** **         ** **

                               \%             \%              \%              ** **         ** **

                 1/6-8/06      46             46              7               ** **         ** **

                                                                                            
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  **CBS News                                                                                     
  Poll**. Jan. 5-8,                                                                              
  2006. N=1,151                                                                                  
  adults                                                                                         
  nationwide. MoE ±                                                                              
  3 (for all                                                                                     
  adults). RV =                                                                                  
  registered voters                                                                              

                                                                                                 .

  **\"Do you                                                                                     
  approve or                                                                                     
  disapprove of the                                                                              
  way George W.                                                                                  
  Bush is handling                                                                               
  the situation                                                                                  
  with Iraq?\"**                                                                                 

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Approve**     **Disap-\        **Unsure**                  
                                                    prove**                                      

                                    \%              \%               \%                          

                    ALL adults      37              58               5                           

                      Republicans   75              21               4                           

                      Democrats     16              81               3                           

                      Independents  28              65               7                           

                                                                                                 .

                    *Trend:*                                                                     

                    12/2-6/05       36              59               5                           

                    10/30 - 11/1/05 32              62               6                           

                    10/3-5/05       32              64               4                           

                    9/9-13/05       36              59               5                           

                    9/6-7/05        35              60               5                           

                    8/29-31/05      38              57               5                           

                    7/29 - 8/2/05   41              55               4                           

                    6/10-15/05      37              59               4                           

                    5/20-24/05      38              57               5                           

                    4/13-16/05      39              56               6                           

                    3/21-22/05      39              53               8                           

                    2/24-28/05      45              50               5                           

                    1/14-18/05      40              55               5                           

                    11/18-21/04     40              55               5                           

                    10/28-30/04     45              50               5                           

                    10/14-17/04     42              54               4                           

                    7/11-15/04      37              58               5                           

                    6/23-27/04      36              58               6                           

                    5/20-23/04      34              61               5                           

                    5/11/04         39              58               3                           

                    4/23-27/04      41              52               7                           

                    3/30 - 4/1/04   44              49               7                           

                    3/10-14/04      49              43               8                           

                    2/24-27/04      46              47               7                           

                    2/12-15/04      49              45               6                           

                    1/12-15/04      48              46               6                           

                    12/21-22/03     57              36               7                           

                    12/14-15/03     59              35               6                           

                    11/10-12/03     48              48               4                           

                    10/20-21/03     49              45               6                           

                    9/28 - 10/1/03  47              48               5                           

                    9/15-16/03      46              47               7                           

                    8/11-12/03      57              33               10                          

                    7/03            58              32               10                          

                    5/03            72              20               8                           

                    3/26-27/03      69              27               4                           

                    3/24/03         71              24               5                           

                    3/23/03         75              22               3                           

                    3/22/03         72              23               5                           

                    3/20-21/03      69              25               6                           

                    3/15-16/03      55              41               4                           

                    3/7-9/03        51              42               7                           

                    3/4-5/03        54              39               7                           

                    2/24-25/03      52              44               4                           

                    2/10-12/03      53              42               5                           

                                                                                                 .

  **\"Regardless of                                                                              
  how you usually                                                                                
  vote, do you                                                                                   
  think the                                                                                      
  Republican Party                                                                               
  or the Democratic                                                                              
  Party is more                                                                                  
  likely to make                                                                                 
  the right                                                                                      
  decisions about                                                                                
  the war in                                                                                     
  Iraq?\"**                                                                                      

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Republican\   **Democratic\    **Both         **Neither    **Unsure**
                                    Party**         Party**          (vol.)**       (vol.)**     

                                    \%              \%               \%             \%           \%

                    1/5-8/06        36              39               2              9            14

                    12/2-6/05       35              40               2              8            15

                    7/11-15/04      41              45               2              4            8

                                                                                                 .

  **\"Looking back,                                                                              
  do you think the                                                                               
  United States did                                                                              
  the right thing                                                                                
  in taking                                                                                      
  military action                                                                                
  against Iraq, or                                                                               
  should the U.S.                                                                                
  have stayed                                                                                    
  out?\"**                                                                                       

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Did Right\    **Should Have\   **Unsure**                  
                                    Thing**         Stayed Out**                                 

                                    \%              \%               \%                          

                    1/5-8/06        47              49               4                           

                    12/2-6/05       48              48               4                           

                    10/30 - 11/1/05 42              50               8                           

                    10/3-5/05       41              55               4                           

                    9/9-13/05       44              50               6                           

                    8/29-31/05      45              49               6                           

                    7/29 - 8/2/05   48              46               6                           

                    6/10-15/05      45              51               4                           

                    5/20-24/05      47              49               4                           

                    4/13-16/05      47              48               5                           

                    2/24-28/05      46              50               4                           

                    1/14-18/05      45              49               6                           

                    11/18-21/04     46              48               6                           

                    10/28-30/04 RV  52              44               4                           

                    10/14-17/04 RV  50              46               4                           

                    7/11-15/04      45              51               4                           

                    6/23-27/04      48              46               6                           

                    5/20-23/04      49              46               5                           

                    5/11/04         49              45               6                           

                    4/23-27/04      47              46               7                           

                    3/30 - 4/1/04   55              39               6                           

                    3/10-14/04      58              37               5                           

                    2/24-27/04      54              39               7                           

                    2/12-15/04      58              37               5                           

                    12/21-22/03     62              34               4                           

                    12/14-15/03     63              31               6                           

                                                                                                 .

  **\"How would you                                                                              
  say things are                                                                                 
  going for the                                                                                  
  U.S. in its                                                                                    
  efforts to bring                                                                               
  stability and                                                                                  
  order to Iraq?                                                                                 
  Would you say                                                                                  
  things are going                                                                               
  very well,                                                                                     
  somewhat well,                                                                                 
  somewhat badly,                                                                                
  or very                                                                                        
  badly?\"**                                                                                     

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Very Well**   **Somewhat\      **Somewhat\    **Very       **Unsure**
                                                    Well**           Badly**        Badly**      

                                    \%              \%               \%             \%           \%

                    1/5-8/06        8               41               28             21           2

                    12/2-6/05       6               40               28             24           2

                    10/30 - 11/1/05 4               36               31             26           3

                    10/3-5/05       4               39               27             28           2

                    8/29-31/05      5               35               29             28           3

                    7/29 - 8/2/05   7               41               29             21           2

                    6/10-15/05      7               33               34             26           0

                    5/20-24/05      5               36               31             26           2

                    4/13-16/05      7               41               32             18           2

                    2/24-28/05      10              43               29             18           0

                    1/14-18/05      5               36               28             29           2

                    11/18-21/04     5               40               26             27           2

                    10/28-30/04 RV  7               40               25             25           2

                    10/14-17/04 RV  5               38               27             28           2

                    7/11-15/04      4               39               28             28           1

                    6/23-27/04      2               38               31             26           3

                    5/20-23/04      3               34               38             22           3

                    4/23-27/04      4               34               31             29           2

                    12/21-22/03     8               57               24             9            2

                    12/14-15/03     12              53               21             10           4

                    11/10-12/03     5               42               28             22           3

                    10/20-21/03     5               49               31             12           3

                    9/15-16/03      5               44               29             18           4

                    8/26-28/03      5               46               31             16           2

                    8/11-12/03      6               47               28             13           6

                    7/03            6               54               25             11           4

                    5/03            11              61               19             5            4

                                                                                                 .

  **\"Should the                                                                                 
  United States                                                                                  
  troops stay in                                                                                 
  Iraq as long as                                                                                
  it takes to make                                                                               
  sure Iraq is a                                                                                 
  stable democracy,                                                                              
  even if it takes                                                                               
  a long time, or                                                                                
  should U.S.                                                                                    
  troops leave Iraq                                                                              
  as soon as                                                                                     
  possible, even if                                                                              
  Iraq is not                                                                                    
  completely                                                                                     
  stable?\"\                                                                                     
  **Prior to 6/04:                                                                               
  \"Should the                                                                                   
  United States                                                                                  
  troops stay in                                                                                 
  Iraq as long as                                                                                
  it takes to make                                                                               
  sure Iraq is a                                                                                 
  stable democracy,                                                                              
  even if that                                                                                   
  takes a long                                                                                   
  time, or should                                                                                
  U.S. troops turn                                                                               
  over control to                                                                                
  Iraqis as soon as                                                                              
  possible, even if                                                                              
  Iraq is not                                                                                    
  completely                                                                                     
  stable?\"                                                                                      

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Stay as\      **Leave\         **Unsure**                  
                                    Long as\        ASAP**                                       
                                    It Takes**                                                   

                                    \%              \%               \%                          

                    1/5-8/06        49              44               7                           

                    10/30 - 11/1/05 43              50               7                           

                    10/3-5/05       36              59               5                           

                    9/9-13/05       42              52               6                           

                    2/24-28/05      55              40               5                           

                    1/14-18/05      51              42               7                           

                    9/04            54              39               7                           

                    6/23-27/04      54              40               6                           

                    5/20-23/04      45              49               6                           

                    5/11/04         38              55               7                           

                    4/23-27/04      46              46               8                           

                    12/14-15/03     56              35               9                           

                    11/10-12/03     49              43               8                           

                                                                                                 .

  **\"Which of                                                                                   
  these do you                                                                                   
  think is most                                                                                  
  likely? (1) Iraq                                                                               
  will become a                                                                                  
  stable democracy                                                                               
  in the next year                                                                               
  or two. (2) Iraq                                                                               
  will become a                                                                                  
  stable democracy,                                                                              
  but it will take                                                                               
  longer than a                                                                                  
  year or two. Or,                                                                               
  (3) Iraq will                                                                                  
  probably never                                                                                 
  become a stable                                                                                
  democracy.\"**                                                                                 

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Next Year\    **Longer**       **Never**      **Unsure**   
                                    Or Two**                                                     

                                    \%              \%               \%             \%           

                    1/5-8/06        6               52               39             3            

                    12/2-6/05       7               44               47             2            

                    10/30 - 11/1/05 3               46               48             3            

                    10/3-5/05       4               45               49             2            

                    9/9-13/05       4               43               50             3            

                    8/29-31/05      6               43               48             3            

                    12/21-22/03     7               59               31             3            

                                                                                                 .

  **\"If the Iraqi                                                                               
  people choose to                                                                               
  elect an Islamic                                                                               
  fundamentalist                                                                                 
  government that                                                                                
  might not                                                                                      
  cooperate with                                                                                 
  the United                                                                                     
  States, should                                                                                 
  the United States                                                                              
  support that                                                                                   
  choice, or should                                                                              
  the United States                                                                              
  take action to                                                                                 
  prevent that kind                                                                              
  of government in                                                                               
  Iraq?\"**                                                                                      

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Support\      **Prevent**      **Unsure**                  
                                    Choice**                                                     

                                    \%              \%               \%                          

                    1/5-8/06        59              26               15                          

                    1/14-18/05      66              20               14                          

                                                                                                 .

  **\"As a result                                                                                
  of the United                                                                                  
  States\' military                                                                              
  action against                                                                                 
  Iraq, do you                                                                                   
  think the United                                                                               
  States is more                                                                                 
  safe from                                                                                      
  terrorism, less                                                                                
  safe from                                                                                      
  terrorism, or                                                                                  
  hasn\'t it made                                                                                
  any                                                                                            
  difference?\"**                                                                                

                                                                                                 .

                                    **More Safe**   **Less Safe**    **No\          **Unsure**   
                                                                     Difference**                

                                    \%              \%               \%             \%           

                    1/5-8/06        36              19               41             4            

                    12/2-6/05       35              22               41             2            

                    10/3-5/05       32              24               42             1            

                    9/9-13/05       30              23               46             1            

                                                                                                 .

  **\"Who do you                                                                                 
  think is                                                                                       
  currently winning                                                                              
  the war in Iraq:                                                                               
  the United                                                                                     
  States, or the                                                                                 
  Iraqi resistance                                                                               
  and insurgents,                                                                                
  or neither                                                                                     
  side?\"**                                                                                      

                                                                                                 .

                                    **U.S.**        **Resistance**   **Neither\     **Unsure**   
                                                                     Side**                      

                                    \%              \%               \%             \%           

                    1/5-8/06        36              9                48             7            

                    5/11/04         31              10               54             5            

                                                                                                 .

  **\"Do you think                                                                               
  the United States                                                                              
  should or should                                                                               
  not set a                                                                                      
  time-table for                                                                                 
  the withdrawal of                                                                              
  U.S. troops from                                                                               
  Iraq?\"**                                                                                      

                                                                                                 .

                                    **Should**      **Should Not**   **Unsure**                  

                                    \%              \%               \%                          

                    1/5-8/06        54              40               6                           

                    12/2-6/05       58              39               3                           

                                                                                                 
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  ---------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
  **Pew Research                                                                      
  Center for the                                                                      
  People & the                                                                        
  Press survey**                                                                      
  conducted by                                                                        
  Princeton Survey                                                                    
  Research                                                                            
  Associates                                                                          
  International.                                                                      
  Jan. 4-8, 2006.                                                                     
  N=1,503 adults                                                                      
  nationwide. MoE                                                                     
  ± 3.                                                                                

                                                                                      .

  **\"Do you think                                                                    
  the U.S. made                                                                       
  the right                                                                           
  decision or the                                                                     
  wrong decision                                                                      
  in using                                                                            
  military force                                                                      
  against                                                                             
  Iraq?\"**                                                                           

                                                                                      .

                                  **Right\     **Wrong\     **Unsure**                
                                  Decision**   Decision**                             

                                  \%           \%           \%                        

                   1/4-8/06       45           47           8                         

                   12/7-11/05     47           48           5                         

                   10/6-10/05     44           50           6                         

                   9/8-11/05      49           44           7                         

                   7/13-17/05     49           44           7                         

                   6/8-12/05      47           45           8                         

                   2/16-21/05     47           47           6                         

                   1/5-9/05       51           44           5                         

                   12/1-16/04     49           44           7                         

                                                                                      .

                   *Trend, among                                                      
                   registered                                                         
                   voters:*                                                           

                   10/27-30/04    48           41           11                        

                                                                                      .

                   *Among ALL                                                         
                   adults:*                                                           

                   10/15-19/04    46           42           12                        

                   10/1-3/04      50           39           11                        

                   9/8-13/04      53           39           8                         

                   8/5-10/04      53           41           6                         

                   7/8-18/04      52           43           5                         

                   6/3-13/04      55           38           7                         

                   5/3-9/04       51           42           7                         

                   4/21-25/04     54           37           9                         

                   4/1-4/04       57           35           8                         

                   3/17-21/04     55           39           6                         

                   2/24-29/04     60           32           8                         

                   2/11-16/04     56           39           5                         

                   1/6-11/04      65           30           5                         

                   12/19/03 -     62           28           10                        
                   1/4/04                                                             

                   12/15-17/03    67           26           7                         

                   10/03          60           33           7                         

                   9/03           63           31           6                         

                   7/14 - 8/5/03  63           30           7                         

                   6/20 - 7/2/03  67           24           9                         

                   4/10-16/03     74           19           7                         

                   4/8-9/03       74           19           7                         

                   4/2-7/03       72           20           8                         

                   3/28 - 4/1/03  69           25           6                         

                   3/25-27/03     74           21           5                         

                   3/23-24/03     74           21           5                         

                   3/20-22/03     71           22           7                         

                                                                                      .

  **\"How well is                                                                     
  the U.S.                                                                            
  military effort                                                                     
  in Iraq going .                                                                     
  . . ?\"**                                                                           

                                                                                      .

                                  **Very\      **Fairly\    **Not Too\   **Not At\    **Unsure**
                                  Well**       Well**       Well**       All Well**   

                                  \%           \%           \%           \%           \%

                   1/4-8/06       12           39           27           17           5

                   12/7-11/05     14           37           29           17           3

                   10/6-10/05     9            35           31           22           3

                   9/8-11/05      12           41           26           18           3

                   7/13-17/05     14           38           27           17           4

                   6/8-12/05      9            41           27           19           4

                   2/16-21/05     14           40           25           17           4

                   1/5-9/05       9            39           29           20           3

                   12/1-16/04     10           40           28           18           4

                   10/15-19/04    13           38           26           17           6

                   9/8-13/04      12           40           26           18           4

                   8/5-10/04      12           41           28           16           3

                   7/8-18/04      13           42           26           16           3

                   6/3-13/04      16           41           25           14           4

                   5/3-9/04       10           36           32           19           3

                   4/21-25/04     12           43           26           15           4

                   4/1-4/04       14           43           26           13           4

                   3/17-21/04     16           45           26           11           2

                   2/11-16/04     17           46           23           11           3

                   1/6-11/04      22           51           18           6            3

                   12/19/03 -     23           47           18           7            5
                   1/4/04                                                             

                   12/15-17/03    28           47           16           6            3

                   10/03          16           44           25           11           4

                   9/03           15           47           26           9            3

                   7/14 - 8/5/03  19           43           24           11           3

                   6/20 - 7/2/03  23           52           16           5            4

                   4/10-16/03     61           32           3            1            3

                   4/8-9/03       60           32           3            3            2

                   4/2-7/03       55           37           3            2            3

                   3/25 - 4/1/03  39           46           8            2            5

                                                                                      .

  **\"Do you think                                                                    
  the U.S. should                                                                     
  keep military                                                                       
  troops in Iraq                                                                      
  until the                                                                           
  situation has                                                                       
  stabilized, or                                                                      
  do you think the                                                                    
  U.S. should                                                                         
  bring its troops                                                                    
  home as soon as                                                                     
  possible?\"**                                                                       

                                                                                      .

                                  **Keep\      **Bring\     **Unsure**                
                                  Troops**     Home**                                 

                                  \%           \%           \%                        

                   1/4-8/06       48           48           4                         

                   12/7-11/05     49           46           5                         

                   10/6-10/05     47           48           5                         

                   9/8-11/05      51           45           4                         

                   7/13-17/05     52           43           5                         

                   6/8-12/05      50           46           4                         

                   2/16-21/05     55           42           3                         

                   1/5-9/05       54           41           5                         

                   12/1-16/04     56           40           4                         

                   10/15-19/04    57           36           7                         

                   9/8-13/04      54           40           6                         

                   8/5-10/04      54           42           4                         

                   7/8-18/04      53           43           4                         

                                                                                      .

  **\"Do you think                                                                    
  the U.S. should                                                                     
  or should not                                                                       
  set a timetable                                                                     
  for when troops                                                                     
  will be                                                                             
  withdrawn from                                                                      
  Iraq?\"**                                                                           

                                                                                      .

                                  **Should**   **Should\    **Should     **Unsure**   
                                               Not**        Get\                      
                                                            Out Now\                  
                                                            (vol.)**                  

                                  \%           \%           \%           \%           

                   1/4-8/06       50           42           2            6            

                   12/7-11/05     56           38           1            5            

                   10/6-10/05     52           43           1            4            

                   9/8-11/05      57           37           1            5            

                   7/13-17/05     49           45           \-           6            

                                                                                      
  ---------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------

 

  ----------------- --------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ --------
  **Associated                                                                          
  Press/Ipsos                                                                           
  poll** conducted                                                                      
  by Ipsos-Public                                                                       
  Affairs. Jan.                                                                         
  3-5, 2006.                                                                            
  N=1,001 adults                                                                        
  nationwide. MoE ±                                                                     
  3.1.                                                                                  

                                                                                        .

  **\"When it comes                                                                     
  to the situation                                                                      
  in Iraq, do you                                                                       
  approve or                                                                            
  disapprove or                                                                         
  have mixed                                                                            
  feelings about                                                                        
  the way George W.                                                                     
  Bush is handling                                                                      
  that issue?\"**                                                                       
  If \"mixed                                                                            
  feelings\" or not                                                                     
  sure: **\"If you                                                                      
  had to choose, do                                                                     
  you lean more                                                                         
  toward approve or                                                                     
  disapprove?\"**                                                                       

                                                                                        .

                                    **Approve**   **Disap-\   **Mixed\     **Unsure**   
                                                  prove**     Feelings**                

                                    \%            \%          \%           \%           

                    1/3-5/06        39            58          2            \-           

                    12/5-7/05       41            58          1            \-           

                    11/7-9/05       37            62          1            1            

                    10/3-5/05       37            61          2            \-           

                    9/6-8/05        37            62          1            \-           

                    8/1-3/05        38            59          2            1            

                    7/11-13/05      40            59          1            \-           

                    6/6-8/05        41            56          2            1            

                    5/2-4/05        43            55          2            \-           

                    4/4-6/05        43            56          1            \-           

                    3/7-9/05        45            53          2            \-           

                    2/7-9/05        42            57          1            \-           

                    1/3-5/05        44            54          2            \-           

                                                                                        .

                    *Among                                                              
                    registered                                                          
                    voters:*                                                            

                    12/6-8/04       48            50          1            \-           

                    11/3-5/04       48            51          1            \-           

                                                                                        
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