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Support for War Drops to Record Low

CBS/NY Times poll suggests that fewer Americans than ever back the war in Iraq

By J. Kelman,  Newser User

Posted May 24, 2007 3:51 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Six out of 10 Americans say the US should have stayed out of Iraq, a new CBS News/New York Times poll reports. And an all-time high of 76%—including a majority of Republicans—say the war is going badly. Americans support get-tough measures tying funding to progress, including a timetable for withdrawal, but don't believe funding should be cut off.

The low numbers on the war—plus wavering support for the president on immigration and the economy—are affecting Bush's approval ratings, which stand at 30%. But there's enough bad news to go around: Americans give Congress only 36% approval, and a record 72% say they believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Iraqi men and a policeman try to pull a body from the Euphrates river at Musayyib, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) , Iraq, Wednesday , May 23, 2007. Police in the south of Baghdad found a body floating in the Euphrates River that they say is one of three American soldiers abducted...
Iraqi men and a policeman try to pull a body from the Euphrates river at Musayyib, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) , Iraq, Wednesday , May 23, 2007. Police in the south of Baghdad found a body floating...   (Associated Press)
Michael Berg (L), father of killed US hostage in Iraq Nicholas...
Michael Berg (L), father of killed US hostage in Iraq Nicholas...   (Getty Images)
US NEWS ANTIWARRALLY 2 MCT
US NEWS ANTIWARRALLY 2 MCT   (KRT Photos)
Michael Berg (L), father of killed US hostage in Iraq Nicholas...
Michael Berg (L), father of killed US hostage in Iraq Nicholas...   (Getty Images)
An anti-war demonstrator wearing a mask
An anti-war demonstrator wearing a mask   (Getty Images)
President Bush answers questions from reporters during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2007. The president talked about the pending immigration bill, the war in Iraq, trade with China and investigations at the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President Bush answers questions from reporters during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2007. The president talked about the pending immigration...   (Associated Press)
Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, right, and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, left, sit in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2007, during President Bush's news conference. . (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, right, and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, left, sit in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2007, during President Bush's news...   (Associated Press)
Senators meet on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24,2007, prior to a news conference to discuss the supplemental appropriation to fund the Iraq war. From left are, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Sen. John Warner, R-Va., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Senators meet on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24,2007, prior to a news conference to discuss the supplemental appropriation to fund the Iraq war. From left are, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., Sen....   (Associated Press)
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