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 Published:
 Dec. 31, 2007
 

Iraq, Afghanistan and President Bush

1) Which branch are you currently in?

Army National Guard
  32.8%
Army Reserve
29.7%
Air Force National Guard
8.1%
Air Force Reserve
8.3%
Navy Reserve
12.3%
Marine Corps Reserve
5.8%
Retired
2.1%
Active Duty
0.8%

2) What is your current status?

Title 10 -- activated for federal service
17.8%
Title 32 -- activated for state service
8.3%
Drilling reservist, not currently activated
61.2%
IRR
4.9%
Other
7.9%

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

Less than 2 months
2.3%
3 to 6 months
7.6%
7 to 12 months
21.4%
13 to 18 months
21%
19 to 24 months
6.7%
24+ months
7.3%
Have not deployed
33.8%

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

Once
61.7%
Twice
13.1%
Three times
1.9%
More than three times
0.8%
Never
22.5%

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

Yes
6.4%
No
92.8%
Decline to answer
0.8%

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

Once
26.4%
Twice
3.7%
Three times
0.6%
More than three times
0.2%
Never
69.2%

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

Yes
6.2%
No
92.7%
Decline to answer
1%

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

I have only deployed once
59.3%
Less than six months
5.4%
Seven to nine months
3.9%
Ten to twelve months
5.2%
Twelve to eighteen months
11.9%
More than eighteen months
14.2%

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

Yes
48.4%
No
33.3%
No opinion
11%
Decline to answer
7.3%

11) 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
20.5%
Somewhat likely to succeed
46.2%
Not very likely to succeed
19.6%
Not at all likely to succeed
8.3%
No opinion
2.7%
Decline to answer
2.8%

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

Yes
85.9%
No
5.1%
No opinion
5.4%
Decline to answer
3.6%

13) 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
31.5%
Somewhat likely to succeed
48%
Not very likely to succeed
13%
Not at all likely to succeed
3.2%
No opinion
2.2%
Decline to answer
2%

14) 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
20%
3-5 years
44.9%
6-10 years
18%
More than 10 years
10.6%
No opinion
4.7%

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

Less than a year
1.9%
1-2 years
14.1%
3-5 years
40.9%
6-10 years
21.5%
More than 10 years
12.3%
No opinion
8.3%
Decline to answer
1%

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

Less than a year
0.8%
1-2 years
6.3%
3-5 years
25.1%
6-10 years
27.3%
More than 10 years
35.6%
No opinion
4.9%

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

Less than a year
0.4%
1-2 years
6.8%
3-5 years
24.6%
6-10 years
27.3%
More than 10 years
33.2%
No opinion
6%
Decline to answer
1.7%

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

Zero
5.7%
1-50,000
9.2%
50,000-150,000
12%
150,000-175,000
8.5%
175,000
7.6%
175,000 to 200,000
13.9%
200,000+
27.6%
No opinion
11.6%
Decline to answer
3.9%

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

Zero
2.2%
1-10,000
7.4%
10,000-17,000
7.2%
18,000
10.7%
19,000-50,000
38.5%
50,000+
18.5%
No opinion/Don't know
15.4%

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

Approve
46.1%
Disapprove
37.6%
No opinion
9.7%
Decline to answer
6.6%

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

Approve
51.8%
Disapprove
30.9%
No opinion
11.7%
Decline to answer
5.6%

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

Approve
50%
Disapprove
34.9%
No opinion
8.8%
Decline to answer
6.4%