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 Published:
 Dec. 31, 2007
 

Iraq, Afghanistan and President Bush

1) What is your duty status?

Active duty
  98.5%
Retired
1%
National Guard
0.1%
Reserve
0.3%

2) Service branch:

Army
49.9%
Navy
17.1%
Air Force
20.2%
Marine Corps.
11.4%
Coast Guard
0.5%
Reserves
0.3%
National Guard
0.5%

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

Less than 2 months
3%
3 to 6 months
11.6%
7 to 12 months
22.9%
13 to 18 months
17.5%
19 to 24 months
8.7%
24+ months
9.3%
Have not deployed
27%

4) How many times have you been deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom?

Once
50.6%
Twice
26.5%
Three times
6.6%
More than three times
2.8%
Never
13.4%

5) Are you currently collecting combat pay for service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom?

Yes
13.7%
No
85.4%
Decline to answer
0.9%

6) How many times have you deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)?

Once
25.5%
Twice
5.9%
Three times
1.1%
More than three times
1.2%
Never
66.3%

7) Are you currently collecting combat pay for service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)?

Yes
9.2%
No
89.6%
Decline to answer
1.1%

8) How much time did you have between your last two war-zone deployments?

I have only deployed once
38.3%
Less than six months
8.8%
Seven to nine months
8.2%
Ten to twelve months
10.5%
Twelve to eighteen months
14.7%
More than eighteen months
19.5%

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

Yes
46.1%
No
34.2%
No opinion
10.9%
Decline to answer
8.9%

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

Very likely to succeed
19.5%
Somewhat likely to succeed
42%
Not very likely to succeed
23.1%
Not at all likely to succeed
9.5%
No opinion
2%
Decline to answer
3.8%

11) Should the U.S. have gone to war in Afghanistan?

Yes
80.1%
No
7.4%
No opinion
7%
Decline to answer
5.5%

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

Very likely to succeed
30.6%
Somewhat likely to succeed
45.5%
Not very likely to succeed
13.4%
Not at all likely to succeed
4.5%
No opinion
2.7%
Decline to answer
3.3%

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

Less than a year
1.8%
1-2 years
17.4%
3-5 years
43.9%
6-10 years
19.5%
More than 10 years
12.4%
No opinion
5.2%

14) How soon do you think the Afghan military will be ready to replace large numbers of American and NATO troops?

Less than a year
2.2%
1-2 years
14.9%
3-5 years
36.5%
6-10 years
20.9%
More than 10 years
13.7%
No opinion
9.4%
Decline to answer
2.4%

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

Less than a year
1.9%
1-2 years
5.9%
3-5 years
24.5%
6-10 years
25.8%
More than 10 years
36.8%
No opinion
5%

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

Less than a year
1.7%
1-2 years
6%
3-5 years
25.9%
6-10 years
26.4%
More than 10 years
31.1%
No opinion
6.8%
Decline to answer
2.1%

17) We currently have 175,000 troops in Iraq and Kuwait. How many troops do you think we should have there?

Zero
8.1%
1-50,000
10%
50,000-150,000
17.3%
150,000-175,000
8.3%
175,000
8.1%
175,000 to 200,000
10.7%
200,000+
20.8%
No opinion
12.8%
Decline to answer
4%

18) We currently have 18,000 troops in Afghanistan. How many troops do you think we should have there?

Zero
5.2%
1-10,000
9.6%
10,000-17,000
8.7%
18,000
11.3%
19,000-50,000
30.9%
50,000+
16.2%
No opinion/Don't know
18.2%

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

Approve
40.4%
Disapprove
37.9%
No opinion
11.9%
Decline to answer
9.8%

20) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Afghanistan?

Approve
47.3%
Disapprove
29.1%
No opinion
14.3%
Decline to answer
9.4%

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

Approve
48%
Disapprove
33.8%
No opinion
9.5%
Decline to answer
8.7%