Opinion Polls/Surveys - US - Iraq War

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Opinion Polls/Surveys

Jan. 2003 - Jan. 16, 2009

The following data are geared to offer readers a comprehensive understanding of both American and Iraqi impressions of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the subsequent war, and the state of reconstruction efforts in post-war Iraq. The questions in each of the polls were selected from a larger pool of questions. For comparison, the polls contain information from previous surveys conducted by the same polling organizations. Some prior surveys are marked with an asterisk (*) and may have different subject numbers and margins of error.

A. Polls Taken in the United States		B. Polls Taken in Iraq
ABC News/Washington Post (Jan. 13-16, 2009) CNN/Opinion Research Corp. (Dec. 1-2, 2008) USA Today/Gallup (Sep. 5-7, 2008) CNN (Mar. 9-11, 2007) NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Mar. 2-5, 2007) USA Today/Gallup (Mar. 2-4, 2007) CNN/USA Today/Gallup (Apr. 29-May 1, 2005) Washington Post/ABC News (Mar. 17, 2003) Washington Post/ABC News (Feb. 6-9, 2003) Zogby International (Jan.-Mar. 2003)		National Media Center (Iraq) (Jan. 1, 2009) Iraq Centre for Research & Strategic Studies (Sep. 25-Oct. 5, 2008) ABC News/BBC/ARD German TV/NHK (Japan) (Feb. 12-20, 2008) ABC News/BBC/ARD German TV/USA Today (Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007) WorldPublicOpinion.org (Jan. 2-5, 2007) Zogby International (Aug. 2003)

A. Polls Taken in the United States

1. ABC News/Washington Post (Jan. 13-16, 2009)

"All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not?"

Date	Worth It	Not Worth It	Unsure
Jan. 16, 20091	39%	61%	1%
Jan. 12, 20081	35%	64%	2%
Jan. 10, 2007	40%	58%	2%

1: The data of these polls are consistent with those on www.washingtonpost.com and total more than 100%

"For each issue I name, please tell me what kind of priority you think Obama and the Congress should give it - the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that?" (2006 and previous, "Bush and the Congress")

Issue	Priority	Jan. 16, 2009	Jan. 26, 2006	Jan. 16, 2005	Apr. 20, 2003
The situation in Iraq	Highest	41%	60%	61%	29%
	High	48%	30%	30%	54%
	Lower	10%	9%	7%	15%
	None	-	1%	1%	-
	No Opinion	1%	1%	1%	1%
The US campaign aganst terrorism	Highest	50%	59%	52%	48%
	High	43%	34%	41%	45%
	Lower	6%	6%	6%	7%
	None	1%	-	-	0%
	No Opinion	1%	1%	1%	2%

- = Less than 0.5%
Subjects: 1,079 adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3%
Source: ABC News

Washington Post

Jan. 13-16, 2009

2. CNN/Opinion Research Corp. (Dec. 1-2, 2008)

"Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Iraq?"

Date	Favor	Oppose	Unsure
Dec. 1-2, 2008	36%	63%	1%
Dec. 6-9, 2007	31%	68%	1%
Nov. 3-5, 2006	33%	61%	6%

"Do you think the United States is winning or not win the war in Iraq?"

Date	Winning	Not Winning	Unsure
Dec. 1-2, 2008	49%	49%	2%
Aug. 6-8, 2007	32%	63%	5%
Nov. 17-19, 2006	34%	61%	5%

"Would you favor or oppose a plan to reduce the number of U.S. combat troops from Iraq and increase the number of U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan?"

Date	Favor	Oppose	Unsure
Dec. 1-2, 2008	55%	42%	3%
July 27-29, 2008	56%	42%	2%

Subjects: 1,096 adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3%
Source: CNN

Opinion Research Corporation

Dec. 1-2, 2008

3. USA Today/Gallup (Sep. 5-7, 2008)

"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?"

Date	Made a Mistake	Did Not Make a Mistake	Unsure
Sep. 5-7, 2008	58%	41%	1%
Mar. 2-4, 2007	59%	39%	2%
Mar.10-12, 2006*	57%	42%	1%
Mar.18-20, 2005*	46%	51%	3%
Mar. 24-25, 2003*	23%	75%	2%

"In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Iraq: very well, moderately well, moderately badly or very badly?"

Date	Very Well	Moderately Well	Moderately Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
Sep. 5-7, 2008	13%	39%	26%	21%	1%
July 25-27, 2008	9%	38%	32%	19%	3%
Jan. 6-8, 2006	8%	38%	21%	21%	1%
Aug. 5-7, 2005	5%	38%	28%	28%	1%

Subjects: 557 adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 5%
Source: USA Today

Gallup Organization

Sep. 5-7, 2008

4. CNN (Mar. 9-11, 2007)

"Do you think the United States can win or cannot win the war in Iraq?"

Date	Can Win	Cannot Win	Unsure
Mar. 9-11, 2007	46%	46%	8%
Nov. 17-29, 2006*	54%	43%	3%

"Do you think the United States will win or will not win the war in Iraq? 'Will not win' responses below includes those who said the U.S. 'cannot win' in the previous question."

Date	Will Win	Will Not Win	Unsure
Mar. 9-11, 2007	37%	54%	10%
Nov. 17-29, 2006*	40%	56%	5%

"Do you think the Bush Administration deliberately misled the American public about whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction?"

Date	Misled	Did Not Mislead	Unsure
Mar. 9-11, 2007	54%	40%	7%

"Which of the following comes closest to your view?

The U.S. should immediately begin to withdraw all of its troops from Iraq

The U.S. should withdraw all its troops from Iraq within a year

The U.S. should keep its troops in Iraq as long as is needed to turn control over to the Iraqi government."

Date	Withdraw Now	Withdraw Within a Year	Stay as Long as Needed	Unsure
Mar. 9-11, 2007	21%	37%	39%	4%

Subjects: 1,027 adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3%
Source: CNN

Mar. 9-11, 2007, conducted by the polling organization Opinion Research Corporation

5. NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Mar. 2-5, 2007)

"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling the situation in Iraq?"

Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
Mar. 2-5, 2007	27%	67%	6%
Mar. 10-13, 2006*	35%	61%	4%
May 12-16, 2005*	44%	52%	4%

"Do you favor or oppose the decision to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq?"

Favor	Oppose	Unsure
31%	63%	6%

"What concerns you more - that Congress will go too far in pressing the President to reduce troop levels in Iraq, or that Congress will not go far enough in pressing the President to reduce troop levels in Iraq?"

Too Far	Not Far Enough	Unsure
41%	51%	8%

Subjects: 1,007 adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3.1%
Source: NBC News

Wall Street Journal

Mar. 2-5, 2007, conducted by the polling organizations of NBC/Journal pollsters Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R)

6. USA Today/Gallup (Mar. 2-4, 2007)

"Which comes closer to your view about the war in Iraq?

You think the U.S. will definitely win the war in Iraq

You think the U.S. will probably win the war in Iraq

You think the U.S. can win the war in Iraq, but you don't think it will win
-or-

You do no think the U.S. can win the war in Iraq."

Date	Definitely Win	Probably Win	Can Win, But Won't	Cannot Win	Unsure
Mar. 2-4, 2007	11%	17%	20%	46%	6%
Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 2006*	24%	20%	18%	34%	5%
Sep. 16-18, 2005*	21%	22%	20%	34%	3%

"Here are four different plans the U.S. could follow in dealing with the war in Iraq. Which ONE do you prefer?

Withdraw all troops from Iraq immediately

Withdraw all troops by Mar. 2008, that is, in 12 months' time

Withdraw troops, but take as many years to do this as are needed to turn control over to the Iraqis
-or-

Send more troops to Iraq."

Date	Withdraw Immediately	Withdraw in 12 Months	Take As Long As Needed	Send More Troops	Unsure
Mar. 2-4, 2007	20%	38%	26%	13%	3%
Jan. 5-7, 2007*	15%	39%	31%	12%	2%

"Would you favor or oppose Congress taking the following actions in regards to the war in Iraq?"

"Requiring U.S. troops to come home from Iraq if Iraq's leaders fail to meet promises to reduce violence there."
Favor	Oppose	Unsure
77%	20%	3%

"Requiring U.S. troops returning from Iraq to stay in the U.S. for at least a year before being re-deployed to Iraq."
Favor	Oppose	Unsure
76%	21%	3%

"Setting a time-table for withdrawing all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of next year."
Favor	Oppose	Unsure
60%	39%	1%

"Putting a cap or limit on the number of U.S. troops serving in Iraq at any one time."
Favor	Oppose	Unsure
54%	42%	5%

"Voting to revoke the authority it granted President Bush in 2002 to use U.S. military force in Iraq."
Favor	Oppose	Unsure
44%	52%	4%

"Denying the funding needed to send any additional U.S. troops to Iraq."
Favor	Oppose	Unsure
37%	61%	2%

Subjects: 1,010 adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3%
Source: USA Today

Gallup Organization

Mar. 2-4, 2007

7. CNN/USA Today/Gallup (Apr. 29-May 1, 2005)

"All in all, do you think it was worth going to war in Iraq?"

Yes	No	No Opinion
41%	57%	2%

Margin o Error: ± 5%

"In general, how would you say things are going for the United States in Iraq?"

Well	Badly	No Opinion
42%	56%	2%

Margin o Error: ± 5%

"In view of the developments since we first sent our troops to Iraq, do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to Iraq?"

Yes	No	No Opinion
49%	48%	3%

Type of Interview: Telephone interview
Subjects: 1,006 randomly selected adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3%
Source: CNN

USA Today

Gallup Organization

Apr. 29-May 1, 2005

8. Washington Post/ABC News (Mar. 17, 2003)

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein?"

Date	Approve	Disapprove	No Opinion
Mar. 17, 2003	64%	29%	7%
Feb. 23, 2003*	55%	39%	6%

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United Nations is handling the situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein?"

Date	Approve	Disapprove	No Opinion
Mar. 17, 2003	20%	75%	5%
Feb. 23, 2003*	38%	56%	6%

"Would you support or oppose the United States going to war with Iraq? Would you support/oppose it strongly or only somewhat?"

Date	Support		Oppose		No Opinion
Date	Strongly	Somewhat	Strongly	Somewhat	No Opinion
Mar. 17, 2003	54%	16%	19%	8%	3%
Mar. 9, 2003*	40%	19%	21%	14%	6%

"The Bush Administration says it will move to soon disarm Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power, by war if necessary, working with the countries that are willing to assist, even without the support of the United Nations.

Overall, do you support or oppose this policy? If you support this policy, do you support this policy without reservations?"

Support Without Reserve	Support With Reserve				Don't Know			Oppose	No Opinion
34%	24%				1%			37%	4%

Margin of Error: ± 3%

"As you may know, today the Bush Administration said it would NOT have the United Nations Security Council vote on the war with Iraq. The U.S. might have lost the vote, and France said it would veto the resolution anyway.

Do you support the Bush Administration's decision NOT to have the UN Security Council vote on the war with Iraq?"

Support		Oppose		No Opinion
66%		29%		5%

Place/Type of Interview: Telephone interview
Subjects: 510 randomly selected adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 5%
Source: Washington Post

ABC News

Mar. 17, 2003

9. Washington Post/ABC News (Feb. 6-9, 2003)

"Would you favor (somewhat or strongly) or oppose (somewhat or strongly) having U.S. forces take military action against Iraq to force Saddam Hussein from power?"

Date	Support			Oppose			No Opinion
Date	Net	Strongly	Somewhat	Net	Strongly	Somewhat	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	66%	46%	21%	31%	17%	14%	2%
Jan. 20, 2003*	57%	40%	17%	41%	25%	16%	3%
Dec. 15, 2002*	62%	41%	20%	35%	20%	15%	3%

"Of those in favor of military action against Iraq to force Saddam Hussein from power:

What if the United Nations opposes such action - in that case, would you favor or oppose having U.S. forces take military action against Iraq?"

Date	Favor	Oppose	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	50%	47%	3%
Jan. 28, 2003*	46%	50%	4%
Dec. 15, 20021	37%	58%	5%
1: Wording: "Would you favor or oppose having U.S. forces take military action against Iraq, even if the United Nations opposes such action?"

"Of those in favor of military action against Iraq to force Saddam Hussein from power:

What if the United Nations opposes such action but some U.S. allies such as Great Britain, Australia and Italy support - in that case would you favor or oppose having U.S. forces take military action against Iraq?"

Favor	Oppose	No Opinion
57%	40%	3%

"Do you think the Bush Administration has or has not presented enough evidence to show why the United States should use military force to remove Saddam Hussein from power?"

Date	Enough	Not Enough	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	63%	34%	2%
Jan. 20, 2003*	48%	47%	6%

"Do you think the United States has or has not presented strong evidence showing that Iraq has chemical and biological weapons?"

Date	Has	Has Not	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	69%	34%	2%
Feb. 5, 2003*	71%	23%	6%

"Do you think the United States has or has not presented strong evidence showing that Iraq is trying to develop nuclear weapons?"

Date	Has	Has Not	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	62%	33%	5%
Feb. 5, 2003*	61%	30%	10%

"Do you think the United States has or has not presented strong evidence showing that Iraq has provided direct support to the Al Qaeda terrorist group?"

Date	Has	Has Not	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	55%	37%	8%
Feb. 5, 2003*	49%	37%	14%

"Do you think the United States has or has not presented strong evidence showing that Iraq is not cooperating with the United Nations weapons inspectors?"

Date	Has	Has Not	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	75%	21%	4%
Feb. 5, 2003*	73%	22%	4%

"Do you think the U.N. inspectors will or will not be able to find hard evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?"

Will	Will Not	No Opinion
38%	55%	7%

"What do you think is more important:

For the United States to move quickly against Iraq, even if that means acting without international support?
-or-

For the United States to gain international support, even if that delays action against Iraq?"

Date	Move Quickly	Gain Support	No Opinion
Feb. 9, 2003	37%	59%	4%
Jan. 27, 2003*	31%	64%	5%

Type of Interview: Telephone interview
Subjects: 1,001 randomly selected adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3%
Source: Washington Post

ABC News

Feb. 6-9 2003, conducted by the independent polling company TNS Intersearch

10. Zogby International (Jan.-Mar. 2003)

"Would you support or oppose the war against Iraq if the US waged war without significant UN or international support?"

Date	Support	Oppose	Not Sure
Mar, 14-15, 2003	47%	49%	5%
Feb 6-7, 2003*	41%	54%	4%

Position on war in Iraq:

Date	Support	Oppose	No Sure
Mar. 14-15, 2003	54%	42%	4%
Feb. 17-20, 2003*	54%	41%	5%
Jan. 24-26, 2003*	47%	49%	4%

Greatest danger to the United States:

Date	Al Qaeda	Iraq	North Korea	Other
Mar. 14-15, 2003	33%	25%	26%	9%
Mar. 5-7, 2003*	32%	22%	30%	8%

Type of Interview: Telephone interview (evenings)
Subjects: 1,129 randomy selected adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 3%
Source: Zogby International

Jan.-Mar. 2003

B. Polls Taken in Iraq

1. National Media Center (Iraq) (Jan. 1, 2009)

Expressed optimism concerning the future of the country		83%
Priority for citizens	Basic services	30%
	Health services	16%
	Universities and schools	11%
	Agricultural sector	7%
Plan to vote in the Jan. 31, 2009 elections		73%
Agree that the security situation is suitable for elections		82%
Believe that elections commission is neutral		56%
Refuse to use religious symbols in elections propoganda		68%
Prefer secular winners in elections		42%
Prefer religious winners in elections		31%
Reason to vote	National duty	30%
	Sides or persons to vote for	20%
	Hope to improve Iraqi Council's activity	19%

Subjects: Not available
Margin of Error: Not available
Source: National Media Center

Jan. 1, 2009

2. Iraq Centre for Research & Strategic Studies (Sep. 25-Oct. 5, 2008)

"How do you feel about the security in your district?"**

Very Safe	Not Very Safe	Not Safe at All	Don't Know	No Answer
68%	22%	8%	2%	-

"In your opinion, what do Iraqi citizens want from their government?"**

Provice Security	Supply Services	Provide Jobs	Democracy	Don't Know	No Answer
55%	15%	25%	3%	1%	-

"Do you support establishing another province in Iraq in addition to the Kurdistan Province?"**

Yes	No	Don't Know	No Answer
24%	70%	4%	2%

"If events developed between the United States and Iran that lead to an outbreak of war, what position should Iraq take?"**

Take a Neutral Position	Help American Troops against Iran	Stand with Iran against the United States	Don't Know	No Answer
72%	15%	6%	5%	3%

- = Less than 0.5%
** Questions in the English version of this poll had several grammatical problems that ProCon.org edited for clarification
Type of Interview: Face to face, house to house
Subjects: 3,000 cases nationwide, including Kurdistan Province
Margin of Error: ± 2.5%
Source: "Public Opinion Survey in Iraq: The Security & Political Situation in Iraq," Iraq Centre for Research & Strategic Studies (ICRSS) Sep. 25-Oct. 5, 2008

3. ABC News/BBC/ARD German TV/NHK (Japan) (Feb. 12-20, 2008)

"Overall, how good would you say things are in your life these days - very good, quite good, quite bad, or very bad?"

Date	Very Good	Quite Good	Quite Bad	Very Bad	No Opinion
Feb. 20, 2008	13%	41%	29%	16%	-
Mar. 5, 2007	8%	31%	32%	28%	0%
Nov. 22, 2005	22%	49%	18%	11%	1%
Feb. 28, 2004	13%	57%	14%	15%	1%

"What is your expectation for how things overall in your life will be in a year from now - ill things be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?"

Date	Much Better	Somewhat Better	Same	Somewhat Worse	Much Worse	No Opinion
Feb. 20, 2008	11%	34%	35%	12%	5%	1%
Mar. 5, 2007	12%	23%	32%	25%	7%	1%
Nov. 22, 2005	35%	29%	14%	7%	5%	10%
Feb. 28, 2004	37%	34%	9%	3%	3%	13%

"What is the single biggest problem you are facing in your life these days?"

Date	Security	Political/ Military	Economic	Social	Personal	Other	None	No Opinion
Feb. 20, 2008	25%	11%	26%	36%	2%	0%	-	0%
Mar. 5, 2007	48%	12%	17%	22%	1%	0%	-	0%
Nov. 22, 2005	18%	N/A	15%	16%	7%	4%	31%	9%
Feb. 28, 2004	25%	2%	21%	18%	4%	2%	18%	8%

"Since the war, how do your feel about the way in which the United States and other coalition forces have carried out their responsibilities in Iraq? Have they done a very good job, quite a good job, quite a bad job, or a very bad job?"

Date	A Very Good Job	Quite a Good Job	Quite a Bad Job	A Very Bad Job	No Opinion
Feb. 20, 2008	6%	23%	35%	35%	1%
Mar. 5, 2007	6%	18%	30%	46%	0%
Nov. 22, 2005	10%	27%	19%	40%	5%

"Overall, do you think the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq is making security in our country better, worse, or having no effect on the security situation?"

Date	Better	Worse	No Effect	No Opinion
Feb. 20, 2008	27%	61%	11%	1%
Aug. 24, 2007	18%	72%	9%	-
Mar. 5, 2007	21%	69%	10%	-

"Which of the following structures do you believe Iraq should have in the future: one unified Iraq with central government in Baghdad, a group of regional states with their own regional government and a federal government in Baghdad, or dividing the country into separate independent states?"

Date	Central Government	Regional Government	Separate States	No Opinion
Feb. 20, 2008	66%	23%	9%	1%
Mar. 5, 2007	58%	28%	14%	1%
Mar. 5, 2005	70%	18%	9%	3%

"If the American forces left the country entirely, do you think the security situation overall would become better, become worse, or remain the same?"

Date	Better	Worse	Same	No Opinion
Feb. 20, 2008	46%	29%	23%	2%

- = Less than 0.5%
Type of Interview: In person
Subjects: 2,228 Iraqi adults nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 2.5%
Source: "Iraq Five Years Later: Where Things Stand," ABC News BBC ARD German TV NHK World (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Feb. 12-20, 2008

4. ABC News/BBC/ARD German TV/USA Today (Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007)

"Compared to the time before the war in spring 2003, are things overall in your life much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?"

Date	Much Better	Somewhat Better	About the Same	Somewhat Worse	Much Worse	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007	14%	29%	22%	28%	8%	-
2005*	21%	31%	19%	19%	10%	1%
2004*	22%	35%	23%	13%	6%	2%

"Do you think your children will have a better life than you, worse, or about the same?"

Better	Worse	About the Same	Refused/Don't Know
42%	37%	21%	-

"Now thinking about how things are going not for you personally, but for Iraq as a whole, how would you say things are going in our country overall these days? Would you say things are going very good, quite good, quite bad, or very bad?"

Date	Very Good	Quite Good	Quite Bad	Very Bad	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007	4%	31%	35%	31%	-
2005*	14%	30%	23%	30%	3%

"Compared to our country as it was before the war in spring 2003, are things in Iraq much better now, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?"

Date	Much Better	Somewhat Better	About the Same	Somewhat Worse	Much Worse	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007	11%	27%	12%	30%	20%	-
2005*	22%	24%	13%	21%	18%	2%

"What is your expectation for how things will be for Iraq as a country overall a year from now. Will they be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?"

Date	Much Better	Somewhat Better	About the Same	Somewhat Worse	Much Worse	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007	14%	26%	26%	21%	13%	-
2005*	14%	26%	26%	21%	5%	9%

"From today's perspective and all things considered, was it absolutely right, somewhat right, somewhat wrong, or absolutely wrong that U.S.-led coalition forces invaded Iraq in Spring 2003?"

Date	Absolutely Right	Somewhat Right	Somewhat Wrong	Absolutely Wrong	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25- Mar. 5, 2007	22%	25%	19%	34%	-
2005*	19%	28%	17%	33%	4%
2004*	20%	29%	13%	26%	13%

"How effective or ineffective have the reconstruction efforts been in the area where you live since the war of spring 2003? Have they been very effective, quite effective, quite ineffective, or very ineffective?"

Date	Very Effective	Quite Effective	Quite Inffective	Very Inffective	No Efforts	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007	6%	27%	35%	23%	9%	1%
20051	18%	18%	14%	26%	12%	12%

1 Exact date, subject number, and margin of error not indicated

"Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the presence of Coalition forces in Iraq?"

Date	Strongly Support	Somewhat Support	Somewhat Oppose	Strongly Oppose	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007	6%	16%	32%	46%	-
2005*	13%	19%	21%	44%	3%
2004*	13%	26%	20%	31%	10%

"How long do you think U.S. and other Coalition forces should remain in Iraq? Should they leave now, remain until security is restored, remain until the Iraqi government is stronger, remain until the Iraqi security forces can operate independently, remain longer but leave eventually, or never leave?"

Date	Leave Now	Remain Until Security Is Restored	Remain Until Iraqi Govt. Is Stronger	Remain Until Iraqi Security Forces Can Operate Independently	Remain Longer But Leave Eventually	Never Leave	Refused/ Don't Know
Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007	35%	38%	14%	11%	2%	1%	-
2005*	26%	31%	19%	16%	3%	1%	4%

"Who do you blame the most for the violence that is occurring in the country?"

The Unites States/ Coalition Forces	31%
President Bush	9%
The Iraqi Government	8%
The Iraqi Army	1%
Iraqi Police	1%
Sunni Militias/ Leaders	5%
Shiite Militias/ Leaders	6%
Sectarian Disputes	8%
Al Qaeda/ Foreign Jihads	18%
Common Criminals	6%
Iran	7%

Type of Interview: In person
Subjects: More than 450 Iraqi neighborhoods nationwide
Margin of Error: ± 2.5%
Source: ABC News

BBC

ARD German TV

USA Today

Feb. 25-Mar. 5, 2007

5. WorldPublicOpinion.org (Jan. 2-5, 2007)

"Permanence of U.S. Military Bases: Do you think the U.S. government plans to have permanent military bases in Iraq or to remove all its military once Iraq is stabilized?"

	Plans Permanent Bases	Plans to Remove Forces Once Iraq Is Stabilized
Overall	80%	18%
Kurds	67%	28%
Shia	79%	21%
Sunni	92%	7%

"Will U.S. Withdraw if Asked? If the new Iraqi government were to tell the U.S. to withdraw all of its forces within six months, do you think the U.S. would or would not do so?"

	Would Withdraw	Would Not Withdraw
Overall	23%	76%
Kurds	17%	77%
Shia	32%	67%
Sunni	5%	94%

"Desire for a Timeline: Which of the following would you like the newly elected Iraqi government to ask the U.S.-led forces to do after they take office?"

	Withdraw Within Six Months/ Withdraw Gradually Over Two Years	Only Reduce U.S.-led Forces as the Security Situation Improves in Iraq
Overall	35% / 35% (Total: 70%)	29%
Kurds	13% / 28% (Total: 40%)	57%
Shia	22% / 49% (Total: 71%)	29%
Sunni	83% / 11% (Total: 94%)	4%

"Attacks on U.S.-Led Forces: Do you approve or disapprove (strongly or somewhat) of attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq?"

Overall	47%
Kurds	16%
Shia	41%
Sunni	88%

"Overall Support For Attacks"

Approve:
Attacks on US-led forces	47%
Attacks on Iraqi government security forces	7%
Attacks on Iraqi civilians	1%

"Were the Elections Fair? Do you think that the recent parliamentary elections were or were not free and fair?"

	Were Fair	Were Not Fair
Overall	66%	33%
Kurds	77%	19%
Shia	89%	11%
Sunni	5%	94%

"Will New Government Be Legitimate? Do you think that the government established by the newly-elected parliament will or will not be the legitimate representative of the Iraqi people?"

	Will Be Legitimate	Will Not Be Legitimate
Overall	68%	31%
Kurds	81%	16%
Shia	90%	10%
Sunni	6%	92%

"Is Iraq going in the Right Direction? Do you think that Iraq today is generally headed in the right direction or the wrong direction?"

	Right Direction	Wrong Direction
Overall	64%	36%
Kurds	76%	23%
Shia	84%	16%
Sunni	6%	93%

"Was Ousting Saddam Worth It? Thinking about any hardships you might have suffered since the U.S.-Britain invasion, do you personally think that ousting Saddam Hussein was worth it or not?"

	Worth It	Not Worth It
Overall	77%	22%
Kurds	91%	8%
Shia	98%	2%
Sunni	13%	83%

"U.S or U.N. Lead Reconstruction? Would you prefer to have the U.S. or the U.N. take the lead in Iraq's economic reconstruction?"

	U.S.	U.N.	Neither
Overall	21%	59%	18%
Kurds	43%	53%	3%
Shia	22%	64%	13%
Sunni	4%	48%	46%

Place of Interview: Iraq's 18 Governates
Subjects: 1,150 Iraqis, including Arab Sunnis, Shia, and, Kurds
Source: WorldPublicOpinion.org

Jan. 2-5, 2007

6. Zogby International (Aug. 2003)

"Do you think Iraq will be a much better country, somewhat better, somewhat worse, or a lot worse five years from now?"

	Much Better	Somewhat Better	Not Sure	Somewhat Worse	A Lot Worse
Pro Improved Quality	31.7%	38%	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	9.7%	-	-
Con Improved Quality	-	-	-	13.2%	7.4%

"Do you believe that you personally will be much better, somewhat better, somewhat worse or a lot worse five years from now?"

	Much Better	Somewhat Better	Not Sure	Somewhat Worse	A Lot Worse
Pro Improved Quality	31.7%	39.2%	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	14.9%	-	-
Con Improved Quality	-	-	-	8.8%	5.3%

Place of Interview: Iraqi cities of Basra, Ramadi, Kirkuk, and Mosul
Subjects: 600 Iraqi male and female, Shia, Sunni, and Christian, Arabs, Kurds, Turkamen, and Assyrians
Margin of Error: ± 4.1%
Source: Zogby International

Aug. 2003

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