We still want Victory in Iraq

This occupies a permanent spot on the sidebar now and here are the findings in detail. Somebody, somewhere is misreading things badly. The question is, who? The highlights from James Joyner's rundown:

--57% believe “The Iraq War is a key part of the global war on terrorism.”

--57% “support finishing the job in Iraq, that is, keeping the troops there until the Iraqi government can maintain control and provide security for its people.

--50% want our troops should stay and “do whatever it takes to restore order until the Iraqis can govern and provide security to their country” while only 17% favor immediate withdrawal

--56% believe “Even if they have concerns about his war policies, Americans should stand behind the President in Iraq because we are at war.”

--53% believe “The Democrats are going too far, too fast in pressing the President to withdraw the troops from Iraq.”

and

--“The survey shows Americans want to win in Iraq, and that they understand Iraq is the central point in the war against terrorism and they can support a U.S. strategy aimed at achieving victory,” said Neil Newhouse, a partner in POS. “The idea of pulling back from Iraq is not where the majority of Americans are.”

--“How Americans view the war does not line up with the partisan messages or actions coming out of Washington,” said Davis Lundy, president of The Moriah Group [the Chattanooga PR firm which commissioned the survey]. “There are still a majority of Americans out there who want to support the President and a focused effort to define and achieve victory.”