Military, families believe US sent too few troops into Iraq: Poll
AFP, Washington
US military staff and their families believe the United States sent too few troops into Iraq and put too great a burden on inexperienced National Guard and reserve forces, even though they support George W. Bush's overall handling of Iraq, a poll showed. The Annenberg National Election Survey results came from polling of 655 adults who either had served on active duty between February and October, or who were family members of those who served; their results were contrasted with 2,436 adults polled nationwide from September 27-October 3. "The military clearly likes President George W. Bush better than Senator John Kerry, and strongly believes in its mission in Iraq and his handling of it," said Adam Clymer, political director of the poll. "But the military, without focusing on Bush himself, also has serious doubts about how the war has been managed," he added. While 63 percent of the military sample approved of Bush handling of Iraq only 41 percent of the general public did, he said. Sixty-two percent of the military sample said the US administration underestimated the number of troops needed in Iraq (58 percent of actual service members and 66 percent of family members).
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