POLL: Most oppose troop buildup, *Majority want Congress to act against escalation

[jefferson_dem]

Poll: Most oppose troop buildup
Resistance to the war and distrust of Bush have grown, a new Times/Bloomberg survey shows.
By Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer
January 18, 2007

WASHINGTON — A strong majority of Americans opposes President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq, and about half of the country wants Congress to block the deployment, a Times/Bloomberg poll has found.

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Asked about the president's recent announcement that he would dispatch an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, three-fifths said they opposed the move, whereas just over one-third backed it.

Even Bush's political base showed signs of cracking: About one-fourth of Republicans said they did not believe the war was worth fighting, and a roughly equal number opposed the troop increase.

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A narrow majority — 51% — wants Congress to try to block Bush from sending more troops to Iraq, with 25% saying lawmakers should deny funding for the increase and 26% saying they should find other legislative measures to stop him. Forty-one percent said Congress should not attempt to stop Bush, and the rest were unsure.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-poll18jan18,0,379742.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Doctor_J]

1. Hate Radio and Cabal News are doing ther job

It was close to 70% against at one point.