Majority (54-44) Say Sending Troops to Iraq Was a Mistake (Gallup)
54% of Americans say it was "a mistake" for the United States to send troops to Iraq, while 44% disagree. In most polls over the past five years, Gallup has found a majority calling the decision to send troops a mistake, with a high of 63% opposition in April 2008. Americans are about evenly divided as to whether things are going "well" or "badly" for the United States in Iraq.
Majority approve of how Obama is handling terrorism (54%), wars in Iraq (49%) and Afghanistan (48%) (CBS News Poll)
There is a difference between how the public evaluates the President on domestic versus international issues. More Americans approve of how President Obama is handling terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But when it comes to health care and the economy, majorities disapprove.
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Majority (54-38) Approve of Obama's Handling of Terrorism; Obama Receives Boost on Iraq and Afghanistan (AP-GfK Poll)
Obama remains more popular than Congress (22% approval), Republicans (30%), or Democrats generally (36%). The president also got a boost on Iraq (55% approve) and Afghanistan (57% approve).
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50% Now Say U.S. Is Winning War on Terror, Highest Level Since Last May (Rasmussen Reports Poll)
Voter confidence in America's conduct of the War on Terror has reached its highest level since last May.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of likely voters now believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, up 12 points from last month and 14 points from late December.
Only 21% now believe the terrorists hold the advantage, down 10 points from January and the lowest level measured since last August.
Obama Approval on Foreign Affairs Up 7 Points From Last Month; 42% Say They Approve of the Way Obama Is Handling Iran (Gallup)
President Obama’s job approval rating on the economy (36%) is at its lowest point to date; his rating on foreign affairs (51%) is up slightly from last month. Americans give Obama his highest rating on education (54%), and his lowest on the deficit (32%).
Large majority (62%) approve of Obama's handing of the situation in Afghanistan; 61% see progress in Iraq (Wash Post-ABC News)
Despite rising casualties, 62 percent approve of his handling of the situation in Afghanistan, a far less partisan rating than his others, and with intensity running for him rather than against.
Sixty-one percent say the United States is making significant progress restoring civil order in Iraq, whose prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, visits the White House today. That's the highest in polls the past five years, and up 21 points since spring 2008.
Americans' worry about Terrorism nears 5-year low; 73% very confident in govt's ability to protect US from terrorism (Gallup)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week said the issue of terrorism "is always with us" and that "we have to be ever vigilant." Americans, however, are less worried about terrorism than at any point since August 2004 -- with 36% saying they are very or somewhat worried that they or a family member will become a victim.
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52% Say U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror (Rasmussen Reports Poll)
Fifty-two percent (52%) of U.S. voters now say the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That's the highest level of confidence found since early February.
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64% approve of Obama's job on national security, 2-1 believe Obama is doing a better job on national security than Bush (DCorps)
A new Democracy Corps poll released by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner today shows that after 100 days in office, President Barack Obama has, at least for now effectively erased doubts that Americans have historically harbored about the Democratic Party’s vision and competence on national security.
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Slight Majority Gives Obama Positive Marks on Handling Afghanistan Almost six in ten agrees on sending 20,000 additional troops
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – May 6, 2009 – After three months in office a slight majority – just over half – rates President Obama positively on his handling of the situation in Afghanistan. Even though many U.S. adults remain skeptical of the situation in this country, a solid majority – larger than the number giving Obama positive rating on Afghanistan – is willing to see an additional 20,000 US troops sent to Afghanistan.