CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 16-18, 2005. Adults nationwide.

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"Do you think George W. Bush does or does not have a plan that will achieve victory for the United States in Iraq?" N=1,003, MoE ± 3

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12/16-18/05

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"Iraq will have a democratic government that will not be overthrown by terrorists or supporters of Saddam Hussein"

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"Iraqi military and police will be able to ensure safety and security in Iraq without assistance from the United States"

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"Iraq will be able to prevent terrorists from using the country as a base of operations for planning attacks against the United States"

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"Just your best guess -- How much longer do you think the U.S. will have a significant number of troops in Iraq: less than three months, three to six months, six months to a year, one to three years, or longer than three years?" N=1,003, MoE ± 3

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12/16-18/05

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"How much longer do you think the U.S. should have a significant number of troops in Iraq: less than three months, three to six months, six months to a year, one to three years, or longer than three years?" N=1,003, MoE ± 3

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12/16-18/05

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"Which comes closest to your views about what the recent election in Iraq means for the United States? It is the key step that ensures the U.S. will achieve its goals in Iraq. It is a major step toward the U.S. achieving its goals. It is a minor step toward the U.S. achieving its goals. OR, It will not help the U.S. achieve its goals in Iraq." Options rotated. N=1,003, MoE ± 3.

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12/16-18/05

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"As you may know, it has been reported that a firm working for the U.S. government secretly paid Iraqi newspapers to publish stories favorable to the United States. Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for the U.S. government to do this?" N=1,003, MoE ± 3

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12/16-18/05

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"If the story that the U.S. government paid Iraqi journalists were true, how much would this bother you: a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or not at all?" Options rotated. N=1,003, MoE ± 3.

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12/16-18/05

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 15-18, 2005. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). Fieldwork by TNS. RV = registered voters.

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"If a candidate for Congress favors setting a deadline for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq within the next year or so, would that make you more likely to support that candidate for Congress, more likely to oppose that candidate, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?" Options rotated

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12/15-18/05

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"Do you think the elections held in Iraq this week/last week did or did not bring the United States closer to the day U.S. forces can be withdrawn from Iraq?"

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12/15-18/05

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"Do you think Bush has or has not done enough to explain the reasons the United States is in Iraq?"

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12/15-18/05

Associated Press/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Dec. 13-15, 2005. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Should the United States keep troops in Iraq until the situation has stabilized, or should the United States bring its troops home from Iraq immediately?"

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Dec. 13-14, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"At this time next year, do you think the situation in Iraq will be better, worse or about the same?"

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"Do you think the new Iraqi government can defeat the terrorist insurgents without help from the United States?"

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"Do you think the Iraqi people would be better off or worse off if U.S. troops left Iraq now?"

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"Who do you think will ultimately win the war in Iraq: the terrorist insurgents who are trying to defeat democracy or the Iraqis aided by the U.S. who are fighting to achieve democracy?"

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"Regardless of how you usually vote, which political party do you trust more on Iraq: Republicans or Democrats?" Options rotated

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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 9-12, 2005. Adults nationwide. RV = registered voters

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"Do you think that President Bush has or has not given good reasons for why the United States must keep troops in Iraq?" Half-sample (Form B); MoE ± 4.4

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12/9-12/05

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"A different proposal being considered for the war in Iraq is to immediately reduce the number of troops inside Iraq, moving many of them to other Middle Eastern countries that are U.S. allies. Supporters of this proposal say this would keep U.S. troops close by and make it easy to send them back into Iraq if the insurgency should grow in specific locations. Opponents of this proposal say this would make the situation in Iraq even less stable and increase the likelihood that Iraq would fall into civil war. With whom do you agree more: the supporters of this proposal or the opponents of this proposal?" N=1,006, MoE ± 3.1

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12/9-12/05

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 9-11, 2005. Adults nationwide.

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"Do you think the United States will or will not be able to establish a stable democratic government in Iraq?" N=1,003, MoE ± 3

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"Now thinking about the past two years, do you think Iraq has made real progress toward establishing a democratic government, or don't you think Iraq has made any progress in this area?" N=1,003, MoE ± 3

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. Dec. 2-6, 2005. N=1,155 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). RV = registered voters

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"Do you think that George W. Bush has developed a clear plan for getting American troops out of Iraq, or hasn't he developed one yet?"

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"Before the war with Iraq, when talking about what he knew about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, do you think George W. Bush was telling the entire truth, was mostly telling the truth but hiding something, or was he mostly lying?" Form A (N=554)

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"Before the war with Iraq, when talking about what they knew about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, do you think the members of the Bush Administration were telling everything they knew, most of what they knew, hiding important elements of what they knew, or mostly lying?" Form B (N=601)

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"How important do you think it is right now for members of Congress to question the Bush Administration about the way the intelligence was used in order to make the case for going to war in Iraq? Do you think it is very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all?"

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"Overall, is Congress asking too many questions about George W. Bush's policy toward Iraq, or isn't Congress asking enough questions?"

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"In making its case for the war with Iraq, do you think members of the Bush Administration intentionally misled the public or not?"

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