 Published:
Dec. 31, 2007
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Iraq, Afghanistan and President Bush
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1) What is your duty status?
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| 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:
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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)?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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% |
