Military Times Magazine reports that it’s annual survey shows U.S. military personnel growing increasingly skeptical about the war in Iraq.
Only 50% thought that success was likely, down from 83% in 2004. Only 35% approve of the way Geroge Bush is handling the war; 42% disapprove. 41% said that the country should have gone to war in Iraq, down from 65% in 2003. Nearly half of those polled think that we need more troops in Iraq; however 13% think we should have no troops in Iraq, and nearly three quarters think that the military is stretched too thin.
Although, Bush retains an overall positive job approval at 52%, support for the Republican Party has dropped from 60% to 46%. Democrats have not gained, however, still hovering around 16% support.
The poll was conducted among subscribers to the Military Times, who tend to be older, more career oriented soldiers.