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Table 1-1 QUESTION 1: In your estimation, what year did the Iraq War start?

BANNER 1 AGE RACE GENDER EDUCATION LEVEL REGION POLITICAL PARTY

==================== =========================== ============= =========================== =========================== ==================== HS OR SOME POST NORTH MID- TOTAL 18-29 30-49 50+ WHITE HISP BLACK OTHER MALE FEMALE LESS COLL COLL GRAD EAST WEST SOUTH WEST REP DEM IND

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) ----- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 1000 234 341 425 587 213 108 79 485 515 403 310 182 95 181 214 372 233 276 329 322 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

1990 OR EARLIER 149 23 52 74 87 34 19 6 72 77 63 59 18 7 22 48 42 37 40 49 50 15% 10% 15% 17% 15% 16% 18% 8% 15% 15% 16% 19% 10% 8% 12% 22% 11% 16% 15% 15% 15%

B H H N MN OQ

1991-2001 316 67 114 135 201 58 26 26 154 163 107 107 68 30 56 82 114 66 87 100 115 32% 29% 33% 32% 34% 27% 24% 33% 32% 32% 27% 34% 37% 31% 31% 38% 31% 28% 31% 30% 36%

G K R 2002 88 21 27 40 57 15 8 7 46 42 30 24 21 13 20 13 28 28 29 31 27

9% 9% 8% 10% 10% 7% 8% 9% 10% 8% 8% 8% 11% 14% 11% 6% 8% 12% 11% 10% 8% P

2003 152 52 66 34 66 44 19 20 86 66 59 33 33 25 23 20 74 35 36 50 53 15% 22% 19% 8% 11% 21% 18% 25% 18% 13% 15% 11% 18% 27% 13% 10% 20% 15% 13% 15% 16% D D E E J L KL OP

2004 29 6 9 14 18 9 1 - 18 11 12 8 5 3 9 6 8 5 9 9 11 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 4% 1% - 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3%

H H 2005 OR LATER 105 23 34 49 72 13 16 4 47 59 44 33 18 10 22 23 45 15 31 41 29

11% 10% 10% 12% 12% 6% 15% 5% 10% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 12% 11% 12% 7% 11% 13% 9% FH FH R

DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 160 43 40 78 83 40 18 17 62 98 87 46 18 7 30 22 62 47 44 49 38 16% 18% 12% 18% 14% 19% 16% 21% 13% 19% 22% 15% 10% 8% 16% 10% 17% 20% 16% 15% 12% C I LMN N P P

SIGNIFICANT AT THE 95% LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE COLUMNS TESTED: B/C/D, E/F/G/H, I/J, K/L/M/N, O/P/Q/R, S/T/U


Table 1-2 QUESTION 1: In your estimation, what year did the Iraq War start?

BANNER 2 RECENT

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IRAQ WAR SAFETY IRAQ INFORMED ======================= ======================= ======================= ================= MORE LESS LOW HIGH

TOTAL TRUMP CLINTON OTHER SUPPORT NEITHER OPPOSE SAFE NEITHER SAFE INFORMED INFORMED (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) ----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 1000 303 368 78 316 276 324 256 310 359 649 220 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

1990 OR EARLIER 149 46 55 11 46 47 48 53 34 50 139 -

15% 15% 15% 14% 15% 17% 15% 21% 11% 14% 21% -

IJ L 1991-2001 316 97 102 37 113 90 95 77 101 118 288 -

32% 32% 28% 47% 36% 33% 29% 30% 33% 33% 44% - BC L

2002 88 31 35 6 28 12 41 14 28 42 4 81 9% 10% 9% 8% 9% 4% 13% 6% 9% 12% 1% 37% F H K

2003 152 36 69 11 46 47 44 40 51 54 13 116 15% 12% 19% 14% 15% 17% 13% 16% 17% 15% 2% 53%

B K 2004 29 12 11 1 13 8 8 13 4 10 6 23

3% 4% 3% 1% 4% 3% 2% 5% 1% 3% 1% 10% I K

2005 OR LATER 105 42 43 4 35 26 40 24 35 41 93 - 11% 14% 12% 5% 11% 9% 12% 10% 11% 12% 14% - D D L

DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 160 38 53 9 34 47 50 35 55 44 107 - 16% 13% 14% 12% 11% 17% 15% 14% 18% 12% 16% -

E L

SIGNIFICANT AT THE 95% LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE COLUMNS TESTED: B/C/D, E/F/G, H/I/J, K/L


Table 2-1 QUESTION 2: Thinking back to then, why did the U.S decide to invade Iraq?





SADDAM HUSSEIN/IRAQ THOUGHT 222 26 70 126 150 28 19 19 132 90 54 63 62 36 55 41 83 44 55 77 80 TO HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS 22% 11% 21% 30% 26% 13% 17% 24% 27% 17% 14% 20% 34% 37% 30% 19% 22% 19% 20% 23% 25%

DESTRUCTION/WMDS B BC F F J K KL KL PR

THEY FIGHT OVER OIL 153 45 59 49 81 31 27 12 91 62 53 59 28 13 28 34 69 23 28 57 60 RESERVES 15% 19% 17% 12% 14% 15% 25% 15% 19% 12% 13% 19% 15% 14% 15% 16% 18% 10% 10% 17% 18%

D D EF J R S S US WANTED TO HAVE WAR/FIGHT 136 39 51 45 78 39 10 9 54 81 65 43 19 9 18 26 53 40 47 48 37

IRAQ BECAUSE OF THE WORLD 14% 17% 15% 11% 13% 18% 9% 11% 11% 16% 16% 14% 10% 9% 10% 12% 14% 17% 17% 15% 12% TRADE CENTER TERRORISM/ G N O 9/11 US ATTACK

FOR SECURITY/TO STOP WAR/ 102 37 38 27 49 37 8 8 47 55 47 35 13 6 14 20 41 27 41 38 16 PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACK/ 10% 16% 11% 6% 8% 18% 7% 10% 10% 11% 12% 11% 7% 7% 8% 9% 11% 11% 15% 12% 5%

TERRORISM D D EG U U TO LOOK FOR THE TERRORISTS/ 80 8 25 46 63 6 6 4 38 42 23 29 17 10 14 22 36 8 30 22 26

FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST 8% 4% 7% 11% 11% 3% 6% 5% 8% 8% 6% 9% 9% 10% 8% 10% 10% 4% 11% 7% 8% LEADERS (I.E. SADDAM B F R R HUSSEIN, OSAMA BIN LADEN)

IRAQ INVADED KUWAIT/OTHER 55 4 20 31 40 4 5 5 37 19 16 17 13 9 10 16 11 18 11 15 28 COUNTRIES AND US WANT TO 6% 2% 6% 7% 7% 2% 5% 6% 8% 4% 4% 5% 7% 10% 6% 7% 3% 8% 4% 4% 9%

HELP THEM B B F J K Q Q ST TO HELP AND SAVE LIVES OF 43 15 10 19 25 12 4 2 19 25 21 11 8 4 5 10 19 9 14 14 13

THE PEOPLE/TOO MANY 4% 6% 3% 4% 4% 6% 3% 3% 4% 5% 5% 3% 4% 4% 3% 5% 5% 4% 5% 4% 4% PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED/ TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS

TO STOP DICTATORSHIP/ 31 10 11 10 14 10 4 3 20 11 18 8 2 4 8 6 4 13 7 8 16 OVERTHROW SADDAM HUSSEIN 3% 4% 3% 2% 2% 5% 4% 4% 4% 2% 4% 2% 1% 5% 4% 3% 1% 6% 3% 2% 5%

GOVERNMENT M M Q IT WAS BECAUSE OF FOOLISH 24 4 7 12 16 3 3 2 14 10 5 7 6 6 3 7 10 4 4 9 10

POLITICAL MOVE/BUSH 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 3% 6% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% ADMINISTRATION WANTED A K MILITARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ

IT WAS TO GENERATE MONEY/ 17 6 6 5 13 4 - 1 10 7 6 5 2 3 3 4 6 4 2 7 8 UPLIFT THE ECONOMY 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% - 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2%

G HUMANS ARE HORRID 10 2 7 2 8 2 1 - - 10 5 5 - - - 2 8 - 2 3 6

CREATURES/MEAN/NOT BEING 1% 1% 2% - 1% 1% 1% - - 2% 1% 2% - - - 1% 2% - 1% 1% 2% UPSTANDING INDIVIDUALS H I MN OR

THEY MISLED THE PUBLIC/ 10 3 2 5 7 1 1 1 5 5 2 4 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 5 4 PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH 1% 1% - 1% 1% - 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% LIED TO THE PEOPLE


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US MESSED UP ITS OWN 7 3 2 3 4 4 - - 3 5 5 2 1 - 2 1 2 3 1 4 3 BUSINESS OUT OF OTHER 1% 1% - 1% 1% 2% - - 1% 1% 1% 1% - - 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1% 1% COUNTRIES AFFAIRS/THEY

WANTED TO SHOW THAT US FLAG IS THE BEST

TO TAKE BACK ITS LAND/ 7 2 1 3 4 1 1 - 6 1 3 2 1 1 1 - 4 2 3 2 2 TERRITORY 1% 1% - 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1% - 1% 1% - 1% - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

NONE 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1% - - - - - -

OTHER 31 8 17 7 16 7 4 5 18 13 12 10 6 3 6 6 10 8 10 12 7 3% 3% 5% 2% 3% 3% 4% 6% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 2% D

DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 178 39 49 90 100 37 24 15 51 128 101 51 19 5 32 45 53 49 45 51 49 18% 17% 14% 21% 17% 17% 22% 19% 10% 25% 25% 17% 11% 5% 18% 21% 14% 21% 16% 15% 15%

C I LMN MN N




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SADDAM HUSSEIN/IRAQ THOUGHT 222 78 92 17 83 53 78 53 66 87 121 89

TO HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS 22% 26% 25% 21% 26% 19% 24% 21% 21% 24% 19% 41%

DESTRUCTION/WMDS K THEY FIGHT OVER OIL 153 35 67 20 26 47 71 23 46 80 116 25

RESERVES 15% 12% 18% 26% 8% 17% 22% 9% 15% 22% 18% 11% B B E E H HI L

US WANTED TO HAVE WAR/FIGHT 136 47 51 9 62 27 35 44 46 43 83 39 IRAQ BECAUSE OF THE WORLD 14% 16% 14% 11% 20% 10% 11% 17% 15% 12% 13% 18% TRADE CENTER TERRORISM/ FG

9/11 US ATTACK FOR SECURITY/TO STOP WAR/ 102 35 33 6 35 36 24 37 29 29 63 26

PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACK/ 10% 12% 9% 7% 11% 13% 8% 14% 9% 8% 10% 12% TERRORISM G J

TO LOOK FOR THE TERRORISTS/ 80 40 26 4 40 12 20 32 17 27 49 19 FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST 8% 13% 7% 5% 13% 4% 6% 12% 6% 8% 8% 9% LEADERS (I.E. SADDAM CD FG I

HUSSEIN, OSAMA BIN LADEN) IRAQ INVADED KUWAIT/OTHER 55 24 15 9 33 12 7 21 15 19 47 4

COUNTRIES AND US WANT TO 6% 8% 4% 11% 11% 4% 2% 8% 5% 5% 7% 2% HELP THEM FG L

TO HELP AND SAVE LIVES OF 43 11 12 6 19 11 9 16 10 12 34 4 THE PEOPLE/TOO MANY 4% 4% 3% 8% 6% 4% 3% 6% 3% 3% 5% 2% PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED/ L

TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS TO STOP DICTATORSHIP/ 31 7 11 2 14 10 3 8 11 9 17 12

OVERTHROW SADDAM HUSSEIN 3% 2% 3% 3% 4% 4% 1% 3% 3% 2% 3% 6% GOVERNMENT G G

IT WAS BECAUSE OF FOOLISH 24 4 12 3 1 4 18 2 2 18 16 7 POLITICAL MOVE/BUSH 2% 1% 3% 4% - 1% 5% 1% 1% 5% 2% 3% ADMINISTRATION WANTED A EF HI

MILITARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ

IT WAS TO GENERATE MONEY/ 17 1 5 4 4 2 11 - 5 12 15 2

UPLIFT THE ECONOMY 2% - 1% 5% 1% 1% 3% - 2% 3% 2% 1% F H

HUMANS ARE HORRID 10 3 1 3 5 3 2 4 2 5 9 - CREATURES/MEAN/NOT BEING 1% 1% - 4% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - UPSTANDING INDIVIDUALS L

THEY MISLED THE PUBLIC/ 10 3 5 - 2 - 9 1 3 7 6 5 PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH 1% 1% 1% - 1% - 3% - 1% 2% 1% 2%

LIED TO THE PEOPLE D EF


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BANNER 2 RECENT



US MESSED UP ITS OWN 7 1 5 - 1 - 7 - 4 4 6 - BUSINESS OUT OF OTHER 1% - 1% - - - 2% - 1% 1% 1% -

COUNTRIES AFFAIRS/THEY D EF L WANTED TO SHOW THAT US

FLAG IS THE BEST

TO TAKE BACK ITS LAND/ 7 3 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 7 - TERRITORY 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1% -

L NONE 1 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - OTHER 31 11 15 3 12 13 6 10 15 4 20 4

3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 2% 4% 5% 1% 3% 2% J

DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 178 40 58 7 24 61 61 33 64 47 116 9 18% 13% 16% 9% 8% 22% 19% 13% 21% 13% 18% 4% E E HJ L



Table 3-1 QUESTION 3: Did you support or oppose the Iraq War when it started?





SUPPORT 316 37 111 168 224 49 19 20 176 140 113 102 66 28 53 72 123 69 155 57 94 32% 16% 32% 40% 38% 23% 18% 25% 36% 27% 28% 33% 36% 29% 29% 34% 33% 30% 56% 17% 29%

B B FGH J K TU T

NEITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSE 276 94 105 77 135 87 31 19 135 142 117 94 44 19 61 52 95 69 66 97 94 28% 40% 31% 18% 23% 41% 28% 24% 28% 28% 29% 30% 24% 20% 34% 24% 25% 29% 24% 29% 29%

CD D EGH N N OPPOSE 324 72 96 156 187 61 47 26 143 181 128 92 59 45 56 75 125 68 44 158 105

32% 31% 28% 37% 32% 29% 44% 33% 30% 35% 32% 30% 32% 47% 31% 35% 34% 29% 16% 48% 33% C EF KLM SU S

DON'T KNOW 83 31 29 23 41 16 11 14 31 52 44 21 13 3 11 15 30 27 11 18 30 8% 13% 8% 6% 7% 8% 10% 18% 6% 10% 11% 7% 7% 3% 6% 7% 8% 12% 4% 5% 9% D EF N S



Table 3-2 QUESTION 3: Did you support or oppose the Iraq War when it started?

BANNER 2 RECENT




SUPPORT 316 170 71 22 316 - - 150 77 71 220 71

32% 56% 19% 28% 100% - - 58% 25% 20% 34% 32%

CD FG IJ NEITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSE 276 69 97 24 - 276 - 56 133 73 179 57

28% 23% 26% 30% - 100% - 22% 43% 20% 28% 26% EG HJ

OPPOSE 324 44 182 27 - - 324 34 72 199 218 75 32% 14% 50% 35% - - 100% 13% 23% 55% 34% 34% BD B EF H HI

DON'T KNOW 83 19 18 6 - - - 16 28 17 32 17 8% 6% 5% 7% - - - 6% 9% 5% 5% 8%



Table 4-1 QUESTION 4: Does the U.S. have troops in Iraq today?





YES 779 169 257 353 488 157 76 48 387 392 304 250 146 73 130 174 294 182 233 262 253 78% 72% 75% 83% 83% 74% 70% 61% 80% 76% 76% 81% 80% 77% 72% 81% 79% 78% 84% 80% 78%

BC FGH O

NO 89 17 33 38 38 21 14 14 49 40 30 27 16 14 16 21 28 25 20 39 26 9% 7% 10% 9% 7% 10% 13% 17% 10% 8% 7% 9% 9% 15% 9% 10% 7% 11% 7% 12% 8%

E K NOT SURE 132 48 51 33 61 35 18 17 49 83 69 34 20 8 35 20 50 26 23 28 44

13% 20% 15% 8% 10% 16% 16% 21% 10% 16% 17% 11% 11% 8% 19% 9% 14% 11% 8% 8% 14% D D E I LMN PR



Table 4-2 QUESTION 4: Does the U.S. have troops in Iraq today?

BANNER 2 RECENT




YES 779 261 286 62 261 213 262 213 226 297 560 220

78% 86% 78% 80% 82% 77% 81% 83% 73% 83% 86% 100%

C I I K NO 89 19 42 7 31 23 30 21 32 30 89 -

9% 6% 11% 9% 10% 8% 9% 8% 10% 8% 14% - B L

NOT SURE 132 22 40 8 25 40 32 22 51 33 - - 13% 7% 11% 11% 8% 15% 10% 9% 17% 9% - - E HJ



Table 5-1 QUESTION 5: Do you think the Iraq War has made America more or less safe?





MORE SAFE 256 48 81 127 157 55 23 17 153 104 95 93 43 24 41 59 99 57 114 56 74 26% 21% 24% 30% 27% 26% 21% 21% 31% 20% 24% 30% 24% 25% 22% 28% 27% 25% 41% 17% 23%

B J TU

NEITHER MORE OR LESS SAFE 310 94 125 91 157 81 39 29 143 167 139 93 54 22 55 54 125 76 73 109 98 31% 40% 37% 21% 27% 38% 36% 37% 29% 32% 34% 30% 30% 23% 30% 25% 34% 33% 26% 33% 31%

D D E N P LESS SAFE 359 84 104 170 226 65 37 28 167 192 137 105 70 45 64 86 128 81 69 143 133

36% 36% 31% 40% 39% 31% 34% 35% 34% 37% 34% 34% 39% 47% 36% 40% 35% 35% 25% 43% 41% C KL S S

DON'T KNOW 75 8 30 37 46 12 9 5 23 52 32 19 14 5 21 15 19 19 21 21 17 7% 3% 9% 9% 8% 5% 8% 7% 5% 10% 8% 6% 8% 5% 12% 7% 5% 8% 8% 7% 5% B B I Q



Table 5-2 QUESTION 5: Do you think the Iraq War has made America more or less safe?

BANNER 2 RECENT




MORE SAFE 256 138 61 8 150 56 34 256 - - 181 53

26% 46% 17% 11% 47% 20% 10% 100% - - 28% 24%

CD FG G IJ NEITHER MORE OR LESS SAFE 310 75 116 26 77 133 72 - 310 - 189 70

31% 25% 32% 34% 24% 48% 22% - 100% - 29% 32% EG HJ

LESS SAFE 359 76 164 38 71 73 199 - - 359 239 88 36% 25% 45% 48% 22% 26% 61% - - 100% 37% 40% B B EF HI

DON'T KNOW 75 14 26 6 18 15 20 - - - 40 9 7% 5% 7% 8% 6% 5% 6% - - - 6% 4%



Table 6-1 QUESTION 6: Do you think the execution of the Iraq War has made the Middle East more or less stable?





MORE STABLE 219 50 70 99 136 47 24 10 123 96 82 75 41 17 37 48 89 45 90 66 56 22% 21% 20% 23% 23% 22% 22% 13% 25% 19% 20% 24% 23% 18% 20% 23% 24% 19% 32% 20% 17%

H J TU

NEITHER MORE OR LESS STABLE 214 54 89 71 111 61 22 18 91 123 105 68 28 11 30 36 89 58 64 69 65 21% 23% 26% 17% 19% 28% 20% 23% 19% 24% 26% 22% 15% 12% 17% 17% 24% 25% 23% 21% 20%

D E MN MN LESS STABLE 472 106 143 224 294 85 52 37 238 235 161 145 102 60 91 116 161 105 104 171 177

47% 45% 42% 53% 50% 40% 48% 47% 49% 46% 40% 47% 56% 64% 50% 54% 43% 45% 38% 52% 55% C F KL KL Q S S

DON'T KNOW 95 24 39 32 47 21 11 14 34 62 54 22 11 7 23 14 33 26 18 23 25 10% 10% 12% 7% 8% 10% 10% 17% 7% 12% 13% 7% 6% 7% 12% 6% 9% 11% 6% 7% 8% E I LMN P



Table 6-2 QUESTION 6: Do you think the execution of the Iraq War has made the Middle East more or less stable?

BANNER 2 RECENT




MORE STABLE 219 99 68 13 122 45 45 118 52 39 166 42

22% 33% 18% 17% 39% 16% 14% 46% 17% 11% 26% 19%

CD FG IJ J NEITHER MORE OR LESS STABLE 214 56 86 11 58 98 47 50 124 32 141 41

21% 19% 23% 14% 18% 35% 15% 19% 40% 9% 22% 19% EG J HJ

LESS STABLE 472 123 194 50 112 117 217 62 112 277 299 122 47% 41% 53% 63% 35% 42% 67% 24% 36% 77% 46% 55% B B EF H HI K

DON'T KNOW 95 25 20 4 24 17 16 26 21 11 43 15 10% 8% 5% 5% 8% 6% 5% 10% 7% 3% 7% 7%

J J



Table 7-1 QUESTION 7: Since the Iraq War started, have you become more or less supportive of U.S military combat troops involvement in the region?





MORE SUPPORTIVE 410 76 125 210 255 82 37 28 226 185 163 140 69 32 67 99 148 95 173 95 125 41% 32% 37% 49% 44% 39% 35% 35% 46% 36% 40% 45% 38% 34% 37% 46% 40% 41% 63% 29% 39%

BC J N TU T

NEITHER MORE OR LESS 267 77 108 82 147 68 27 23 112 155 124 71 46 24 53 53 97 64 58 112 76 SUPPORTIVE 27% 33% 32% 19% 25% 32% 25% 29% 23% 30% 31% 23% 25% 25% 29% 25% 26% 28% 21% 34% 24%

D D I L SU LESS SUPPORTIVE 252 63 79 110 150 51 30 19 125 127 78 84 54 36 38 55 102 56 39 103 97

25% 27% 23% 26% 26% 24% 28% 24% 26% 25% 19% 27% 30% 38% 21% 26% 27% 24% 14% 31% 30% K K KL S S

DON'T KNOW 71 17 30 24 34 11 14 9 22 48 38 15 13 3 23 7 24 17 6 19 24 7% 7% 9% 6% 6% 5% 13% 12% 5% 9% 9% 5% 7% 3% 13% 3% 6% 7% 2% 6% 7% EF I LN PQ S S



Table 7-2 QUESTION 7: Since the Iraq War started, have you become more or less supportive of U.S military combat troops involvement in the region?

BANNER 2 RECENT




MORE SUPPORTIVE 410 193 108 20 213 87 100 185 98 111 300 82

41% 64% 29% 26% 67% 32% 31% 72% 32% 31% 46% 37%

CD FG IJ L NEITHER MORE OR LESS 267 64 126 16 50 123 69 42 138 67 155 61

SUPPORTIVE 27% 21% 34% 21% 16% 44% 21% 17% 44% 19% 24% 28% BD EG HJ

LESS SUPPORTIVE 252 35 116 34 47 51 140 21 56 166 169 65 25% 11% 32% 44% 15% 19% 43% 8% 18% 46% 26% 30% B B EF H HI

DON'T KNOW 71 11 18 7 5 15 16 8 18 16 24 12 7% 4% 5% 9% 2% 5% 5% 3% 6% 4% 4% 6%

E E



Table 8-1 QUESTION 8: Do you think the U.S has generally been successful or unsuccessful in Iraq?





SUCCESSFUL 429 108 139 182 262 97 38 25 236 193 194 134 69 32 65 93 174 98 175 113 123 43% 46% 41% 43% 45% 46% 36% 32% 49% 38% 48% 43% 38% 33% 36% 44% 47% 42% 63% 34% 38%

H H J MN N O TU

NEITHER SUCCESSFUL OR 188 48 81 59 89 46 32 20 80 108 83 66 29 8 33 35 84 36 46 67 59 UNSUCCESSFUL 19% 21% 24% 14% 15% 22% 29% 26% 17% 21% 21% 21% 16% 8% 18% 17% 23% 15% 17% 20% 18%

D E E N N N R UNSUCCESSFUL 295 55 91 148 193 49 30 19 144 151 88 83 72 49 65 67 88 74 39 130 111

29% 24% 27% 35% 33% 23% 28% 24% 30% 29% 22% 27% 39% 51% 36% 32% 24% 32% 14% 40% 35% BC F KL KLM Q S S

DON'T KNOW 87 22 30 36 43 21 8 14 24 63 38 28 13 6 18 18 26 26 17 20 29 9% 9% 9% 8% 7% 10% 7% 18% 5% 12% 9% 9% 7% 7% 10% 8% 7% 11% 6% 6% 9% EG I



Table 8-2 QUESTION 8: Do you think the U.S has generally been successful or unsuccessful in Iraq?

BANNER 2 RECENT




SUCCESSFUL 429 189 117 26 216 100 86 212 109 86 298 87

43% 62% 32% 34% 68% 36% 27% 83% 35% 24% 46% 39%

CD FG G IJ J NEITHER SUCCESSFUL OR 188 43 67 18 36 93 45 15 120 46 112 42

UNSUCCESSFUL 19% 14% 18% 22% 11% 34% 14% 6% 39% 13% 17% 19% EG HJ H

UNSUCCESSFUL 295 49 156 29 47 64 171 16 58 208 196 82 29% 16% 42% 37% 15% 23% 53% 6% 19% 58% 30% 37% B B E EF H HI

DON'T KNOW 87 21 27 5 17 19 23 12 23 18 43 9 9% 7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 7% 5% 7% 5% 7% 4%



Table 9-1 QUESTION 9: Why do you think the U.S. has generally been successful in Iraq?




BASE=THINK U.S. HAS BEEN 429 108 139 182 262 97 38 25 236 193 194 134 69 32 65 93 174 98 175 113 123 SUCCESSFUL IN IRAQ 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

THEY HAVE DEFEATED/KILLED 117 35 38 44 71 24 9 9 67 51 41 35 28 12 21 22 49 25 43 36 31 THE LEADER OF TERRORIST/ 27% 32% 27% 24% 27% 25% 23% 35% 28% 26% 21% 26% 40% 38% 33% 24% 28% 25% 25% 32% 26%

GOT RID OF THE DICTATOR/ KL K

WON THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST

ESTABLISHED MORE SECURED/ 71 13 25 33 40 20 8 4 42 30 30 24 13 4 15 18 24 14 24 19 27 STABLE NATION/LESS 17% 12% 18% 18% 15% 20% 20% 17% 18% 15% 16% 18% 19% 13% 23% 19% 14% 14% 14% 17% 22% TERROR/VIOLENCE/ATTACKS

THEY ARE HELPING THE 50 17 13 20 28 20 1 1 24 26 28 17 3 2 6 7 25 13 18 19 13 PEOPLE/KEEPS THE PEOPLE 12% 15% 9% 11% 11% 20% 4% 4% 10% 13% 14% 13% 4% 7% 9% 7% 14% 13% 10% 17% 10%

SAFE/SAVE LIVES GH M M THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED 32 11 5 16 21 5 3 2 20 12 19 7 4 2 4 8 17 4 13 8 11

THEIR MISSION/ACHIEVED 7% 10% 3% 9% 8% 5% 8% 9% 8% 6% 10% 6% 6% 7% 6% 8% 10% 4% 7% 7% 9% THEIR GOAL/PROGRESS HAVE BEEN MADE

THEY HAVE THE BEST TROOPS/ 27 7 8 12 19 3 2 2 11 16 10 9 7 2 6 7 8 7 12 9 5 SOLDIERS/STRONG/CONFIDENT 6% 6% 6% 7% 7% 3% 6% 6% 5% 8% 5% 7% 10% 6% 10% 8% 4% 7% 7% 8% 4%

MILITARY GENERAL POSITIVE MENTIONS 22 6 8 8 10 8 3 1 12 10 11 8 2 1 1 4 8 8 5 14 2

(I.E. GOOD, YES, THEY 5% 5% 6% 5% 4% 8% 7% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 3% 3% 2% 5% 5% 8% 3% 13% 2% HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, SU ETC.)

PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE 21 - 8 13 14 5 2 - 17 4 8 7 4 1 1 3 8 9 9 2 9 FREEDOM/DEMOCRACY 5% - 6% 7% 5% 5% 5% - 7% 2% 4% 5% 6% 4% 1% 3% 5% 9% 5% 2% 8%

B B H J O THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT 16 3 5 9 13 1 1 1 7 10 8 5 2 1 3 2 6 4 10 - 5

THING/DOING GOOD 4% 2% 3% 5% 5% 1% 4% 2% 3% 5% 4% 4% 3% 4% 5% 3% 4% 4% 6% - 4% T

HAVE CONTROL EVERYTHING/ 12 4 1 7 6 3 1 2 7 5 4 5 3 1 3 3 5 2 6 3 3 HAS GAIN POWER 3% 4% 1% 4% 2% 3% 3% 7% 3% 2% 2% 3% 4% 2% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2%

THEY HAVE THE BEST 10 1 4 5 9 1 - - 8 3 7 2 1 1 - 2 5 2 6 1 4

TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES FOR 2% 1% 3% 3% 4% 1% - - 3% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% - 3% 3% 2% 3% 1% 3% THE WAR GH O

IT'S BECAUSE OF THE RULES 8 - 1 7 7 - - 2 3 6 5 3 - - 1 2 3 1 7 - 2 THAT DONALD TRUMP 2% - 1% 4% 3% - - 7% 1% 3% 3% 2% - 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 4% - 1%

INITIATED/TRUMP'S POLICY B FG T IS GOOD

HAS ESTABLISHED A 7 3 3 1 4 3 - - 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% - - 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2%

THEY HAVE GREAT PLANNING/ 6 3 3 - 1 5 - - 6 - 2 3 1 1 - 1 2 3 1 2 3 TACTICS 1% 2% 2% - - 5% - - 2% - 1% 2% 1% 2% - 1% 1% 3% - 2% 2% GH J


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WE HAVE SUPPLY OF OIL 6 3 1 2 4 2 - - 6 - 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 - 1% 3% - 1% 1% 2% - - 2% - 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 4% - J

THEY ARE KNOWN AS A FORCE 5 1 2 2 5 - - - 2 4 1 3 - 1 3 2 - - 3 - 2

THAT NEVER BACKS DOWN/ 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% - - - 1% 2% 1% 2% - 3% 4% 2% - - 2% - 1%

INTIMIDATED BY TERRORISTS F PULLING OUT OF TROOPS FROM 5 - 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 - 2 3 - - - 2 2 2 - 2 2

THE SITE/LESSER UNITS 1% - 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 4% 2% - 1% 2% 1% - - 2% 1% 2% - 2% 1% DEPLOYED

HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT IT 5 3 2 - 2 3 - - 2 3 4 1 - - - 2 3 - 2 - 3 RECENTLY 1% 3% 1% - 1% 3% - - 1% 2% 2% 1% - - - 2% 2% - 1% - 2%

THEY GAIN BENEFITS/REVENUE 4 2 2 1 4 - - 1 4 1 4 - 1 - - 2 2 - - - 4 OVERALL 1% 2% 1% - 1% - - 2% 2% - 2% - 1% - - 2% 1% - - - 4%

HEARD OF IT FROM FAMILY/ 4 1 3 1 3 - - 1 3 2 - 3 1 1 - - 2 2 4 - 1 FRIENDS/ WORD OF MOUTH 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% - - 4% 1% 1% - 2% 1% 2% - - 1% 2% 2% - 1%

THEY HAVE SETTLED AN 4 2 1 1 3 - - - 2 2 2 1 1 - 1 2 1 1 2 - 1 AGREEMENT WITH THE 1% 2% - 1% 1% - - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% - 1% 2% - 1% 1% - 1% IRAQI'S

NO MORE TAKING OVER OF 3 - - 3 3 - - - 2 1 1 - - 2 - 2 1 - 1 - 2 VULNERABLE LANDS/ 1% - - 2% 1% - - - 1% - 1% - - 5% - 2% 1% - 1% - 1%

NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES OTHER 22 6 5 11 14 2 4 - 9 12 9 8 4 1 2 5 11 4 11 5 5

5% 6% 3% 6% 5% 2% 11% 2% 4% 6% 5% 6% 6% 3% 3% 5% 6% 4% 7% 5% 4% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 35 6 11 17 22 7 5 2 18 17 22 7 1 4 8 5 13 9 15 4 9

8% 6% 8% 9% 8% 7% 12% 7% 7% 9% 11% 5% 2% 13% 12% 5% 7% 10% 8% 4% 7% M M




BANNER 2 RECENT



BASE=THINK U.S. HAS BEEN 429 189 117 26 216 100 86 212 109 86 298 87 SUCCESSFUL IN IRAQ 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

THEY HAVE DEFEATED/KILLED 117 54 33 7 66 28 18 58 24 34 71 31

THE LEADER OF TERRORIST/ 27% 28% 28% 28% 31% 28% 20% 27% 22% 40% 24% 35%

GOT RID OF THE DICTATOR/ I WON THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST

ESTABLISHED MORE SECURED/ 71 34 22 3 31 17 17 36 19 11 48 14 STABLE NATION/LESS 17% 18% 19% 11% 14% 17% 20% 17% 18% 13% 16% 17%

TERROR/VIOLENCE/ATTACKS THEY ARE HELPING THE 50 14 17 - 26 11 12 26 7 12 34 8

PEOPLE/KEEPS THE PEOPLE 12% 7% 14% - 12% 11% 13% 12% 7% 13% 11% 9% SAFE/SAVE LIVES D D

THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED 32 9 11 4 9 11 7 11 13 4 22 9 THEIR MISSION/ACHIEVED 7% 5% 9% 15% 4% 11% 8% 5% 12% 5% 8% 10% THEIR GOAL/PROGRESS HAVE

BEEN MADE THEY HAVE THE BEST TROOPS/ 27 13 6 3 13 7 5 13 3 7 24 1

SOLDIERS/STRONG/CONFIDENT 6% 7% 5% 12% 6% 7% 6% 6% 3% 8% 8% 1% MILITARY L

GENERAL POSITIVE MENTIONS 22 5 9 - 5 7 8 10 10 1 21 1 (I.E. GOOD, YES, THEY 5% 3% 8% 1% 2% 7% 9% 5% 9% 1% 7% 1% HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, J L

ETC.) PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE 21 15 6 - 16 1 4 15 2 3 11 10

FREEDOM/DEMOCRACY 5% 8% 5% - 8% 1% 4% 7% 2% 4% 4% 11% D D F

THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT 16 8 2 1 6 4 3 9 2 2 9 4 THING/DOING GOOD 4% 4% 2% 2% 3% 4% 4% 4% 2% 2% 3% 4%

HAVE CONTROL EVERYTHING/ 12 6 5 - 5 5 3 8 2 1 9 2 HAS GAIN POWER 3% 3% 4% - 2% 5% 4% 4% 2% 1% 3% 2% D D

THEY HAVE THE BEST 10 7 1 - 6 2 - 9 - 2 10 - TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES FOR 2% 4% 1% - 3% 2% - 4% - 2% 3% -

THE WAR D G I L IT'S BECAUSE OF THE RULES 8 7 - 1 7 - 2 5 2 1 6 1

THAT DONALD TRUMP 2% 4% - 4% 3% - 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% INITIATED/TRUMP'S POLICY C F IS GOOD

HAS ESTABLISHED A 7 4 1 - 4 1 2 4 2 2 5 - FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT 2% 2% 1% - 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% -

THEY HAVE GREAT PLANNING/ 6 1 1 - 3 1 1 1 4 1 3 2 TACTICS 1% 1% 1% - 1% 1% 2% 1% 4% 1% 1% 2%


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