The number: 57% -- Public disapproval of Iraq war increases
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), May 8, 2008
After a brief positive shift in February, the public's perceptions of the war in Iraq have turned more negative, with disapproval of the intitial decision to use military force reaching a new high of 57%; in addition, 56% of Americans now favor withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq as soon as possible, the highest proportion in nearly a year (56% in June 2007).
The Daily Number is a statistic, updated every weekday and typically drawn from Pew Research Center project findings, that highlights an important trend.
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