US Troops in Iraq Want Exit Within a Year

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    US Troops in Iraq Want Exit Within a Year


    US Army soldiers search a building in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 26. (Reuters File Photo)

    WASHINGTON,
    March 1-- A wide-ranging poll of US troops serving in Iraq made public Tuesday found that 72 percent believe the United States should exit Iraq within a year, AFP said.
    At the same time, 53 percent of the respondents said the number of US troops and bombing missions should be doubled to control the insurgency, according to the poll results.
    Le Moyne College and Zogby International conducted the survey at several locations inside Iraq, polling 944 soldiers in face-to-face encounters. The pollsters said the survey had a margin of error of 3.3 percent.
    It found that only 23 percent of those surveyed believe that US troops should stay in Iraq “as long as it takes,“ President George W. Bush’s formulation for how long US forces will remain in the country.
    In contrast, 29 percent of the respondents said US troops should leave immediately, 22 percent within six months, and 21 percent within six months to a year.
    Support for an exit within a year was highest among reserve and national guard troops--89 and 82 percent respectively. It was lower among regular army troops (70 percent) and lowest among marines (58 percent).
    The poll found that 58 percent of the respondents said the US mission in Iraq is clear in their minds, while 42 percent said it was somewhat or very unclear or that they were unsure or did not understand the mission at all.
    An overwhelming majority (85 percent) said the main US mission was “to retaliate for Saddam’s role in the 9/11 attacks.“
    Another major reason for the war cited by 77 percent of the respondents was “to stop Saddam from protecting Al-Qaeda in Iraq.“
    Just 24 percent said that “establishing a democracy that can be a model for the Arab world“ was the main or a major reason for the war


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