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65% Of Americans: Bring Home The Troops

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Iraq, Military, Polls, United States, War

They know the surge is making conditions safer. They know Iran is involved in Iraq.

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 65% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year. Thatâ€™s the highest total recorded in the tracking poll which has been conducted regularly since August of last year. The 65% total is up six points from two weeks ago, but just a single point higher than the total from a month ago.

Twenty-six percent (26%) want the troops brought home immediately, up three points from the last survey.

Looking at the other end of the spectrum, 31% want troops to remain in Iraq until the mission is complete. That figure has ranged from 31% to 39% since tracking began.

And so it goes…

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