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Iraq, Afghanistan and President Bush

1) In what branch did you serve before retiring?

Army
 35.6%
Air Force
27.5%
Navy
27.3%
Marine Corps
10.5%
Coast Guard
1.4%
Reserve
12.8%
National Guard
9.3%

2) What is your current duty status?

Retired
99.4%
Active duty
0.6%
National Guard or Reserve
0%

3) In what combat theater of operations did you serve?

World War II - Europe
1.4%
World War II - Pacific
2%
Korea
10.5%
Vietnam
48.2%
Gulf War I
19.1%
Operation Iraqi Freedom
6.8%
Operations Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
3.5%
Other
11.5%
No combat theater of operations
27.7%

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

Yes
49%
No
42.8%
No opinion
4.7%
Decline to answer
3.5%

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
18.8%
Somewhat likely to succeed
43.1%
Not very likely to succeed
26.5%
Not at all likely to succeed
8.9%
No opinion
1.3%
Decline to answer
1.5%

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

Yes
83.4%
No
10.8%
No opinion
3.9%
Decline to answer
1.9%

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
25.1%
Somewhat likely to succeed
49.9%
Not very likely to succeed
18.2%
Not at all likely to succeed
4.3%
No opinion
1.3%
Decline to answer
1.2%

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

Less than a year
1.9%
1-2 years
26.9%
3-5 years
43%
6-10 years
13.5%
More than 10 years
9.6%
No opinion
5.2%

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
1.6%
1-2 years
20.6%
3-5 years
40.3%
6-10 years
17.5%
More than 10 years
12.1%
No opinion
7.2%
Decline to answer
0.7%

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

Less than a year
1.6%
1-2 years
9.9%
3-5 years
33.5%
6-10 years
25.4%
More than 10 years
24.4%
No opinion
5.2%

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

Less than a year
1.5%
1-2 years
8.9%
3-5 years
33.9%
6-10 years
24.5%
More than 10 years
24.4%
No opinion
5.9%
Decline to answer
0.9%

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

Zero
9.1%
1-50,000
8%
50,000-150,000
12.6%
150,000-175,000
10.4%
175,000
9.5%
175,000 to 200,000
15.4%
200,000+
20.8%
No opinion
11.2%
Decline to answer
3%

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

Zero
6.3%
1-10,000
6.8%
10,000-17,000
7.4%
18,000
13.8%
19,000-50,000
36.4%
50,000+
14.6%
No opinion/Don't know
14.7%

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

Approve
45.8%
Disapprove
45.4%
No opinion
5.4%
Decline to answer
3.4%

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

Approve
52.1%
Disapprove
36.8%
No opinion
7.9%
Decline to answer
3.2%

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

Approve
48.4%
Disapprove
43.1%
No opinion
5.1%
Decline to answer
3.4%