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* "Approval of Bush's handling of the war in Iraq varied between 32% and 36%, with disapproval between 62% and 65%, as measured by six different pollsters.

* "Differently worded questions about the worthiness of the war (asked by Gallup, CBS, ABC/Washington Post and NBC/Wall Street Journal) found between 31% and 40% that found the war worth the cost and between 52% and 60% that said it was not.

* "Differently worded questions about whether the decision to go to war was right or wrong (asked by Gallup, CBS and the Pew Research Center), found 42% to 45% who say the US made the right decision in going to war, between 50% and 54% who say we made the wrong decision or should have stayed out.

"However, look at the range of questions about prospective policy and the results are all over map. Here is a sampling (full details at the Polling Report):

* "CNN/USA Today/Gallup (11/30): 'If you had to choose, which do you think is the better approach for deciding when the U.S. should withdraw its troops from Iraq: to withdraw U.S. troops only when certain goals are met, or to withdraw U.S. troops by a specific date and stick to that time-table, regardless of conditions in Iraq at that time?' 59% when goals are met, 35% by a specific date, 6% unsure."

* "FOX News/Opinion Dynamics (11/29-30): 'Do you think there should be a publicly announced timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq?' 47% should, 41% should not, 12% unsure."

* "Harris (11/8-13): 'Do you favor keeping a large number of U.S. troops in Iraq until there is a stable government there OR bringing most of our troops home in the next year?' 35% wait for stable government, 63% bring home next year, 3% unsure."

* "FOX News/Opinion Dynamics (11/8-9): 'What do you want U.S. troops in Iraq to do? Do you want them to leave Iraq and come home now or do you want them to stay in Iraq and finish the job?' 36% leave now, 55% finish the job, 9% unsure."

* "NBC News/Wall Street Journal (11/4-7): 'Do you think that the United States should maintain its current troop level in Iraq to help secure peace and stability, or should the United States reduce its number of troops now that Iraq has adopted a constitution?' 36% maintain level, 57% reduce number, 4% both depends, 4% unsure."

* "ABC News/Washington Post (10/30-11/2): 'Do you think the United States should keep its military forces in Iraq until civil order is restored there, even if that means continued U.S. military casualties; or do you think the United States should withdraw its military forces from Iraq in order to avoid further U.S. military casualties, even if that means civil order is not restored there?' 52% keep forces in, 44% withdraw forces, 4% unsure."

* "CBS News (10/30-11-1): 'Should the United States troops stay in Iraq as long as it takes to make sure Iraq is a stable democracy, even if it takes a long time, or should U.S. troops leave Iraq as soon as possible, even if Iraq is not completely stable?' 43% stay as long as it takes, 50% leave ASAP, 7% unsure."

* "Pew Research Center (10/6-10): 'Do you think the U.S. should keep military troops in Iraq until the situation has stabilized, or do you think the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible?' 47% keep troops, 48% bring home ASAP, 5% unsure."