Someone may have already written about this, this poll was taken by the Military Times on December 29th among ACTIVE Servicemen and Servicewomen only.
http://www.militarycity.com/...
Check out the responses to questions 10 & 12, seems even the MILITARY isn't buying Bush's "central front on the war on terror" crap. Also interesting to look at the question on troop numbers given recent events. I wish they had asked about what they understand their mission in Iraq to be exactly.
- Should the U.S. have gone to war in Iraq?
Yes 41%
No 37%
No opinion/no answer 9%
Decline to answer/no answer 11%
- Regardless of whether you think the U.S. should have gone to war, how likely is the U.S. to succeed?
Very likely to succeed 13%
Somewhat likely to succeed 37%
Not very likely to succeed 31%
Not at all likely to succeed 10%
No opinion/no answer 8%
- How soon do you think the Iraqi military will be ready to replace large numbers of American troops?
Less than a year 2%
1-2 years 20%
3-5 years 36%
5-10 years 22%
More than 10 years 12%
No opinion/no answer 7%
- How long do you think the U.S. will need to stay in Iraq to reach its goals?
Less than a year 2%
1-2 years 8%
3-5 years 26%
5-10 years 31%
More than 10 years 23%
No opinion/no answer 8%
- Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?
Approve 35%
Disapprove 42%
No opinion 10%
Decline to answer 12%
- Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Approve 52%
Disapprove 31%
No opinion 6%
Decline to answer 10%
- Do you consider the war in Iraq to be part of the war on terrorism that began Sept. 11, 2001, or do you consider it to be an entirely separate military action?
Part of the war on terrorism 47%
Separate military action 47%
No opinion 5%
- We currently have 145,000 troops in Iraq and Kuwait. How many troops do you think we should have there?
Zero 13%
0-50,000 7%
50,000-144,000 6%
145,000 13%
146,000-200,000 22%
200,000+ 16%
No opinion/Don't know 23%
- We currently have 18,000 troops in Afghanistan. How many troops do you think we should have there?
Zero 8%
0-10,000 7%
10,000-17,000 4%
18,000 15%
19,000-50,000 27%
50,000+ 12%
No opinion/Don't know 26%