WASHINGTON — Seventy-two percent of troops on the ground in Iraq think U.S. military forces should get out of the country within a year, according to a Zogby poll released Tuesday.
The survey of 944 troops, conducted in Iraq between Jan. 18 and Feb. 14, said that only 23 percent of servicemembers thought U.S. forces should stay “as long as they are needed.”
Of the 72 percent, 22 percent said troops should leave within the next six months, and 29 percent said they should withdraw “immediately.” Twenty-one percent said the U.S. military presence should end within a year; 5 percent weren’t sure.
But policy experts differ on exactly what those numbers mean.
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That last line? Substitute 'propaganda' for 'policy'. I'll tell ya what the numbers mean. The numbers mean the troops are starting to get it. They're tired of being used as cannon fodder. We shouldn't even wait a year. Bring 'em home now and let the Iraqis do what they have to in order to pacify the place.
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