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 Published:
 January 3, 2006
 

Iraq, Afghanistan and President Bush

1) Are you on active duty?

NOTE: Only active-duty responses were counted in remaining results.

Yes
   85%
No
15%

2) Service branch:

Army
48%
Navy
20%
Air Force
21%
Marine Corps.
10%
Coast Guard
1%
No response
1%

3) How many times have you deployed to Iraq?

Once
31%
Twice
11%
Three times
2%
More than three times
0%
Never/no response
53%

4) How many times have you deployed to Afghanistan?

Once
11%
Twice
3%
Three times
0%
More than three times
1%
Never/no response
85%

5) In total, I have deployed in support of the war in Afghanistan and/or Iraq for:

Less than 2 months
3%
3-6 months
19%
7-12 months
22%
13-18 months
10%
19 or more months
7%
Haven't deployed/no response
39%

6) Should the U.S. have gone to war in Iraq?

Yes
56%
No
26%
No opinion/no answer
7%
Decline to answer/no answer
11%

7) Regardless of whether you think the U.S. should have gone to war, how likely is the U.S. to succeed?

Very likely to succeed
31%
Somewhat likely to succeed
42%
Not very likely to succeed
17%
Not at all likely to succeed
3%
No opinion/no answer
6%

8) How soon do you think the Iraqi military will be ready to replace large numbers of American troops?

Less than a year
2%
1-2 years
27%
3-5 years
40%
5-10 years
17%
More than 10 years
7%
No opinion/no answer
6%

9) How long do you think the U.S. will need to stay in Iraq to reach its goals?

Less than a year
2%
1-2 years
11%
3-5 years
35%
5-10 years
30%
More than 10 years
15%
No opinion/no answer
6%

10) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?

Approve
54%
Disapprove
25%
No opinion
9%
Decline to answer
12%

11) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

Approve
60%
Disapprove
21%
No opinion
8%
Decline to answer
10%