The Soldiers Speak. Will President Bush Listen?

[livvy]

The results of a Zogby International/LeMoyne College poll is set to be released today to the the following question, "How long should US troops stay in Iraq?" The question doesn't sound all that earth shattering except for the fact that the people polled were 944 service members currently serving in Iraq. That makes this poll the first of its kind.
Overall, the poll shows that the troops want out of Iraq ASAP.
Since it's a NYT Select, I've tried to post the poll results for the most part. The rest of the Op-ed is at the link:
http://select.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/opinion/28kristof.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=login


The Soldiers Speak. Will President Bush Listen?
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

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Only 23 percent backed Mr. Bush's position that they should stay as long as necessary. In contrast, 72 percent said that U.S. troops should be pulled out within one year. Of those, 29 percent said they should withdraw "immediately."
>snip
While the White House emphasizes the threat from non-Iraqi terrorists, only 26 percent of the U.S. troops say that the insurgency would end if those foreign fighters could be kept out. A plurality believes that the insurgency is made up overwhelmingly of discontented Iraqi Sunnis.
>snip
By a two-to-one ratio, the troops said that "to control the insurgency we need to double the level of ground troops and bombing missions." And since there is zero chance of that happening, a majority of troops seemed to be saying that they believe this war to be unwinnable.
>snip
This first systematic look at the views of the U.S. troops on the ground suggests that our present strategy in Iraq is failing badly. The troops overwhelmingly don't want to "stay the course," and they don't seem to think the American strategy can succeed.

on edit: to add link

[wakeme2008]

1. But but but .... Ms Election 2000 Harris just told the world

that the troops she talked to in Iraq want to stay and finish the job.. :rofl:

[IsItJustMe]

2. You get that sentiment from our media also

sometimes I wonder who's pulling who's chain.

[cornermouse]

3. Short answer? No.

Bush doesn't need to listen to anyone. That's what happens when you no longer have to answer to people.
:sarcasm: He's come very close to appointing himself God.

[leftchick]

4. This is huge!

It should be front page not in editorials! Damn, what I wouldn't give to see this on msrnccnnabcnbccbs! Your "war" is over chimpass** Bring them Home!

[livvy]

5. I'm looking forward to seeing the poll results in total.

Most likely, the problem will be finding them posted. Perhaps they'll be on Zogby's site? I don't expect to see them anywhere else, but you never know. The little nitwit's numbers are so low, maybe someone will jump on the story. If I can find the results, I'll forward them to Olbermann. He's probably the best bet for getting any kind of exposure.

[leftchick]

6. does it say who took the poll?

I can't read the article because I am not a select member. Thank you so much for posting this, it needs to get out there. I wish I could hear John Murtha recite these facts for tweety!

[livvy]

7. Try the link. I think it will let you read the whole thing.

I had signed in when I copied the link. It seems to be going to the whole op-ed.
It was Zogby International that took the poll.

on edit: oops...guess not. It must have been reading my address. Once I logged off, it didn't work. Sorry.