Published:
January 3, 2005
2004 index
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| War, Iraq and President Bush Answers in percentages |
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1) In total, I have deployed in support of the war in Afghanistan and/or Iraq for: |
| 4 |
15 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
56 |
| Less than 2 months |
3-6
months |
7-12
months |
13-18
months |
19+
months |
I have not deployed |
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2) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq? |
| 63 |
20 |
8 |
9 |
| Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
Decline to answer |
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3) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? |
| 71 |
16 |
8 |
9 |
| Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
Decline to answer |
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4) Should the United States have gone to war in Iraq? |
| 60 |
21 |
8 |
9 |
| Yes |
No |
No opinion |
Decline to answer |
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5) Regardless of whether you think the United States should have gone to war in Iraq, how likely do you thin U.S. success will be? |
| 38 |
45 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
| Very likely to succeed |
Somewhat likely to succeed |
Not very likely to succeed |
Not at all likely to succeed |
No opinion |
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6) How long do you think the United States will need to stay in Iraq to achieve its goals? |
| 1 |
7 |
38 |
49 |
5 |
| Less than a year |
1-2 years |
3-5 years |
5-10 years |
No opinion |
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7) During a time of war, should the media publish or broadcast news stories that suggest the war is not going well? |
| 47 |
37 |
16 |
|
| Should publish |
Should not publish |
No opinion |
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8) With regard to question #6, who should determine whether such stories are published or broadcast? |
| 15 |
34 |
35 |
16 |
| Civilian government leaders |
The military |
The media |
No opinion |
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9) Who should be punished for the abuse at Abu Ghraib in Iraq? |
| 74 |
67 |
21 |
Soldiers who abused
the prisoners |
Officers in direct
command of the prison |
Higher level
military commanders |
 |
| 12 |
3 |
10 |
Civilian policymakers
at the Pentagon |
President Bush |
No one should
be punished |
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| No opinion 6 |
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10) Who should be held accountable for the shortages of body armor and armored vehicles in Iraq? |
| 60 |
35 |
49 |
13 |
| Congress |
The adminstration |
Senior military leadership |
No one
No opinion |
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11) Under what circumstances should photographs of recognizable wounded service members be published? |
22 They should never be published
25 They should be published but only after the family has be notified
46 They should be published but only with the consent of the wounded person
4 They should not be published until the war is over
3 There should be no restrictions
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12) Under what circumstances should photographs of recognizable dead service members be published? |
51 They should never be published
39 They should be published but only after the family has be notified
8 They should not be published until the war is over
1 There should be no restrictions
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13) It should be OK to publish photographs of flag-draped coffins arriving at Dover Air Force Base from Iraq. |
| 22 |
43 |
18 |
13 |
5 |
| Strongly agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
No opinion |
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