Americans scoff at Iraq progress report

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/549488,CST-NWS-iraq10.article

September 10, 2007
BY SUSAN PAGE

WASHINGTON -- On the eve of critical testimony to Congress by Gen. David Petraeus, most Americans are skeptical of what he will say while support for setting a timetable to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq continues to climb.

A USA Today/Gallup Poll taken Friday and Saturday finds that a White House push spotlighting progress in Iraq, including President Bush's surprise stop in Anbar province last week, hasn't fundamentally changed attitudes toward the war. snip

A record 60 percent say the United States should set a timetable to pull out its forces "and stick to that timetable regardless of what is going on in Iraq.''

Asked about Petraeus' long-awaited testimony, 53 percent predict the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq will deliver "a biased report that reflects what the Bush administration wants the public to believe.''

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1. Good news. The American people are showing resolve in the face

of a propaganda onslaught. I'll bet those "Freedom Watch" commercials are backfiring--they're so obviously dishonest and manipulative.

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2. When everything these people have stated, claimed, bragged and promised in 5 years has proven false

It becomes a little hard for the public to continue swallowing it.