NY Times Ignored Polls: Americas are Fed Up

March 29, 2007
NY Times Ignored Polls: Americas are Fed Up

• Contrary to the aides' assertion that the public "is beginning to see improvements on the ground in Iraq," a March 27 USA Today/Gallup poll found that 65 percent of respondents felt the increase in the number of U.S. troops in Baghdad is either "not making much difference" or making the situation there "worse." Moreover, a March 17 Newsweek poll found that 61 percent of respondents think the U.S. is "losing ground in its efforts to establish security and democracy in Iraq."


• Contrary to the aides' claim that the public "is willing to give Mr. Bush's troop buildup a chance," the March 17 Newsweek poll found that just 32 percent of respondents favored "Bush's decision earlier this year to increase the level of U.S. troops in Iraq," while 64 percent were opposed to it.