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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (447826)	8/25/2003 10:15:44 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

nytimes.com Poll: Opinions on Bush Iraq Policy Stable By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:04 p.m. ET Public support for President Bush's Iraq policy and for his intention to stay committed to a peaceful Iraq remains steady despite growing concerns about the long-range prospects in the region, polls suggest. Nearly six in 10 in an ABC News poll out Monday said the war in Iraq was worth fighting. That's down from 70 percent at the end of April, but about the same level as the support for the war in July. Approval of the president's handling of the Iraq situation was 56 percent, down from 75 percent at the end of April but about the same as his support in July. The stable support for the Iraq effort comes after the bombing of the United Nations compound in Baghdad and the continuing U.S. military casualties. Concerns about long-range prospects in the region were evident in a Newsweek poll released over the weekend. In that poll, nearly 70 percent of Americans said they fear the United States will be bogged down in the country for years without achieving its goals -- a concern also reflected in the ABC poll. The Newsweek poll also found that the same number say they are concerned the costs of the war will increase the deficit and hurt the economy. Despite those concerns, about the same number in the ABC poll, 69 percent, said U.S. forces should stay in Iraq until civil order is restored. The ABC News poll found a growing gender gap on support for the Iraq effort. Almost two-thirds of men approved of the president's handling of Iraq, while just under half, 48 percent, of women approved. Last month, 60 percent of men, and 55 percent of women, approved. The ABC poll of 1,024 adults was taken Aug. 20-24 and the Newsweek poll of 1,011 was taken Aug. 21-22. Both had error margins of plus or minus 3 percentage points.