http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hVXmVmSgbAtmOMu2pep_FKHuNArgAmericans oppose full funding for Iraq war: poll
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — A majority of Americans do not want to give President George W. Bush the 190-billion-dollar he has requested for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll out Tuesday.
While 27 percent said they would give a green light to the funding, a hefty 43 percent of those surveyed said they wanted the budget for those conflicts reduced sharply; and another 23 percent said they wanted the funding lowered somewhat.
Three percent said no funding should be approved and three percent had no opinion, the poll found.
The survey also shed light on US voters' discontent with Bush and Congress.
"Bush's approval rating stands at 33 percent, equal to his career low in Post-ABC polls.
"And just 29 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, its lowest approval rating in this poll since November 1995, when Republicans controlled both the House and Senate. It also represents a 14-point drop since Democrats took control in January," the Post added.