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January 2007
70 percent of Americans disapproved of Bush's Iraq policy:
Newsweek
According to poll conducted by Newsweek magazine, more than
two-thirds of Americans oppose President George W. Bush's plan
to add 20,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, and an all-time low of 24
percent approve of the president's handling of the war.
While 68 percent of those who participated in the poll said
they opposed Bush's planned troop ``surge'' in Iraq, announced
by Bush in a televised address to the nation Jan. 10, 26 percent
agreed to Bush’s the approach.
Pollsters found that Bush's overall approval ratings remains
at its all-time low at 31 percent, with 62 percent disapproving.
On Iraq, 70 percent disapproved of Bush's handling of the situation,
almost three times the 24 percent who appreciate the idea of
sending troops to Iraq.
While public image of Bush continue to tarnish, the polls found
that more people had confidence in the new Democratic congressional
leaders to make decisions on Iraq, with 55 percent saying they
trusted the Democrats more than the president. Nearly thirty-two
percent said they had more faith in Bush.
Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton of New York was favored
over Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona 48 percent to
47 percent while trailing former New York Republican Mayor Rudolph
Giuliani by the same margin.
The poll by Newsweek has a margin of error of plus or minus
four percentage points.
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