U.S. Troops: Pull Out of Iraq
In the first ever poll of U.S. military personnel in Iraq, most troops say we should withdraw within the next year. Does this mean that Bush is unpatriotic because he's not "supporting the troops"?FT.com (Financial Times): Most American troops in Iraq believe that the US should withdraw within the next year, according to the first poll of US military personnel in Iraq.
President George W. Bush, whose overall approval rating fell to a new low of 34 per cent this week, has repeatedly said the US would finish the mission in Iraq. But a Zogby International/Le Moyne College poll found that only 23 per cent of US troops believed that they should stay “as long as they are needed”.
Truthdig wonders: Does this mean that Bush is unpatriotic because he’s not “supporting the troops”?
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