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Favorable Opinions of Iraq Total % favorable Total % unfavorable Feb 2 1991 3 90 Mar 17 1991 7 88 Aug 11 1991 7 86 Feb 9 1992 4 92 Mar 10 1996 6 86 Feb 9 1999 7 87 May 9 1999 5 91 Nov 15 2000 6 88 Feb 4 2001 9 85 Feb 6 2002 6 88 Feb 6 2003 5 90 Mar 15 2003 5 93 Feb 12 2004 21 74 Feb 10 2005 29 66 Feb 9 2006 21 75 Feb 4 2007 15 82 Feb 14 2008 20 77 Feb 12 2009 28 66 Feb 3 2010 23 73 Feb 5 2011 25 70 Feb 5 2012 24 72 Feb 10 2013 19 76 Feb 9 2014 16 80 Feb 11 2015 15 81 Feb 7 2016 15 79 Feb 5 2017 19 79 Feb 10 2018 23 73 Feb 10 2019 18 79 Feb 16 2020 19 81 Feb 18 2021 21 77 Feb 17 2022 16 81 Feb 23 2023 17 80 Feb 20 2024 15 77 Feb 3 2025 18 75 Feb 2 2026 21 71
Iraq > Iraq Favorable Table Very favorable Mostly favorable Mostly unfavorable Very unfavorable No opinion % % % % % 2026 Feb 2-16 2 19 47 24 8 2025 Feb 3-16 3 15 48 27 8 2024 Feb 1-20 2 13 45 32 7 2023 Feb 1-23 3 14 49 31 3 2022 Feb 1-17 2 14 47 34 2 2021 Feb 3-18 2 19 47 30 2 2020 Feb 3-16 3 16 53 28 1 2019 Feb 1-10 1 17 53 26 3 2018 Feb 1-10 3 20 47 26 4 2017 Feb 1-5 3 16 49 30 3 2016 Feb 3-7 2 13 48 31 6 2015 Feb 8-11 2 13 45 36 5 2014 Feb 6-9 2 14 46 34 4 2013 Feb 7-10 3 16 46 30 4 2012 Feb 2-5 2 22 46 26 4 2011 Feb 2-5 2 23 46 24 4 2010 Feb 1-3 3 20 44 29 3 2009 Feb 9-12 2 26 40 26 7 2008 Feb 11-14 3 17 44 33 3 2007 Feb 1-4 3 12 41 41 3 2006 Feb 6-9 3 18 39 36 5 2005 Feb 7-10 4 25 38 28 5 2004 Feb 9-12 4 17 39 35 5 2003 Mar 14-15 ^ 3 2 25 68 2 2003 Feb 3-6 1 4 33 57 5 2002 Feb 4-6 2 4 39 49 6 2001 Feb 1-4 ^ 2 7 34 51 6 2000 Nov 13-15 2 4 35 53 6 1999 May 7-9 1 4 38 53 4 1999 Feb 8-9 2 5 27 60 6 1996 Mar 8-10 1 5 34 52 8 1992 Feb 6-9 1 3 30 62 4 1991 Aug 8-11 1 6 32 54 7 1991 Mar 14-17 2 5 26 62 5 1991 Jan 30-Feb 2 * 3 17 73 7
Iraq > Ground Troops ISIS Iraq Syria Table Favor Oppose No opinion % % % 2015 Nov 4-8 43 53 4 2014 Sep 20-21 ^ 40 54 6
Iraq > Mistake Table Yes, a mistake No, not a mistake No opinion % % % 2019 Aug 15-30 50 45 5 2015 Jun 2-7 51 46 3 2014 Jun 20-21 # 57 39 3 2014 Feb 6-9 57 40 2 2013 March 7-10 53 42 5 2010 Aug 5-8 55 41 3 2010 Jul 8-11 ^ 54 44 2 2009 Jul 10-12 ^ 58 39 3 2009 Mar 14-15 ^# 53 42 5 2009 Jan 9-11 56 43 2 2008 Oct 31-Nov 2 ^# 58 39 2 2008 Sep 5-7 ^ 58 41 1 2008 Aug 21-23 ^ 60 38 2 2008 July 25-27 56 40 4 2008 Jun 15-19 60 37 3 2008 Apr 18-20 63 36 1 2008 Feb 21-24 59 39 2 2008 Feb 8-10 60 38 2 2008 Jan 30-Feb 2 57 41 2 2007 Nov 30-Dec 2 57 41 2 2007 Nov 2-4 58 39 3 2007 Oct 12-14 60 37 2 2007 Sep 14-16 58 41 1 2007 Sep 7-8 54 44 2 2007 Aug 3-5 57 42 2 2007 Jul 6-8 62 36 2 2007 Jun 1-3 56 40 4 2007 May 4-6 58 40 2 2007 Apr 13-15 57 41 2 2007 Mar 23-25 56 43 2 2007 Mar 2-4 59 39 2 2007 Feb 9-11 56 42 2 2007 Jan 12-14 58 41 2 2007 Jan 5-7 57 41 2 2006 Dec 8-10 ^ 53 45 2 2006 Nov 2-5 55 40 5 2006 Oct 20-22 58 40 2 2006 Oct 6-8 56 40 4 2006 Sep 15-17 49 49 2 2006 Jul 28-30 54 45 2 2006 Jul 21-23 56 41 2 2006 Jun 23-25 55 43 1 2006 Jun 9-11 51 46 2 2006 Apr 7-9 57 42 1 2006 Mar 10-12 ^ 57 42 1 2006 Feb 28-Mar 1 55 43 2 2006 Feb 9-12 ^ 55 42 3 2006 Jan 20-22 51 46 3 2006 Jan 6-8 ^ 50 47 3 2005 Dec 16-18 52 46 2 2005 Nov 11-13 ^ 54 45 1 2005 Oct 28-30 54 45 1 2005 Oct 21-23 49 49 2 2005 Sep 16-18 59 39 2 2005 Sep 8-11 53 46 1 2005 Aug 28-30 53 46 1 2005 Aug 5-7 ^ 54 44 2 2005 Jul 22-24 46 53 1 2005 Jun 24-26 53 46 1 2005 Apr 29-May 1 ^ 49 48 3 2005 Mar 18-20 ^ 46 51 3 2005 Feb 25-27 47 51 2 2005 Feb 4-6 45 55 * 2005 Jan 14-16 52 47 1 2005 Jan 7-9 50 48 2 2004 Nov 19-21 47 51 2 2004 Oct 29-31 ^ 44 52 4 2004 Oct 22-24 47 51 2 2004 Oct 14-16 47 52 1 2004 Oct 9-10 ^ 46 53 1 2004 Oct 1-3 48 51 1 2004 Sep 24-26 42 55 3 2004 Sep 3-5 ^ 38 57 5 2004 Aug 23-25 ^ 48 50 2 2004 Jul 30-Aug 1 47 51 2 2004 Jul 19-21 50 47 3 2004 Jul 8-11 ^ 54 45 1 2004 Jun 21-23 ^ 54 44 2 2004 Jun 3-6 ^ 41 58 1 2004 May 7-9 ^ 44 54 2 2004 Apr 16-18 ^ 42 57 1 2004 Jan 12-15 ^ 42 56 2 2003 Nov 3-5 ^ 39 60 1 2003 Oct 6-8 ^ 40 59 1 2003 Jul 7-9 ^ 27 72 1 2003 Mar 24-25 ^ 23 75 2
Iraq > War Made U.S. Safer From Terrorism Table Safer Less safe No change (vol.) No opinion % % % % 2019 Aug 15-30 39 51 7 4 2007 Sep 7-8 40 49 10 1 2006 Oct 20-22 37 52 9 2 2006 Sep 15-17 41 48 8 3 2005 Aug 5-7 34 57 6 3 2005 Jul 7-10 ^ 40 54 5 1 2005 Jun 29-30 44 39 13 4 2005 Jun 24-26 ^ 43 46 8 3 2004 Oct 1-3 47 45 5 3 2004 Jun 21-23 37 55 6 2 2004 Mar 5-7 50 37 10 3 2003 Dec 15-16 ^ 56 33 9 2 2003 Nov 14-16 48 43 7 2 2003 Oct 24-26 45 43 10 2 2003 Apr 22-23 58 33 8 1 2003 Apr 10 51 37 9 3
US Position in the World > Critical Threats ISIS in Iraq and Syria Table Critical Important Not important No opinion % % % % 2015 Feb 8-11 84 12 2 1
Iraq > Approve Withdrawal Table Approve Disapprove No opinion % % % 2014 Jun 20-21 61 34 4 2011 Oct 29-30 ^ 75 21 5
Iraq > Favor Direct Military Action Fight Militants Table Favor Oppose No opinion % % % 2014 Jun 20-21 39 54 7
Iraq > Ally Enemy Table Ally Friendly, but not an ally Unfriendly Enemy No opinion % % % % % 2013 Jun 1-4 4 17 40 35 4 2001 Apr 20-22 4 6 30 56 4 2000 May 18-21 2 8 39 47 4
Iraq > Vital What Happens Table Vitally important Important, not vital Not too important Not at all important No opinion % % % % % 2011 Feb 2-5 52 32 10 5 2 2007 Feb 1-4 70 19 6 3 2
Iraq > Better Off After Invasion Table Much better off Somewhat better off Somewhat worse off Much worse off No difference (vol.) No opinion % % % % % % 2010 Aug 5-8 15 49 18 12 2 4 2006 Mar 10-12 ^ 19 48 18 12 1 2 2004 May 21-23 27 45 16 8 1 3
Iraq > History Judge Invasion Table Total success Mostly successful Mostly a failure Total failure No opinion % % % % % 2010 Aug 5-8 3 39 39 14 5 2008 Feb 21-24 4 38 36 18 4
Iraq > Iraqi Troops Maintain Security Table Yes, able to maintain No, not able to No opinion % % % 2010 Aug 5-8 ^ 34 61 5
Iraq > How Things Going for U.S. in Iraq Table Very well Moderately well Moderately badly Very badly No opinion % % % % % 2010 Jul 8-11 ^ 5 45 38 10 2 2009 Jul 10-12 ^ 7 49 26 14 3 2009 Mar 14-15 ^ @ 8 43 29 14 5 2008 Sep 5-7 ^ 13 39 26 21 1 2008 Aug 21-23 ^ 9 38 31 20 2 2008 Jul 25-27 ^ 8 38 32 19 3 2007 Nov 30-Dec 2 8 35 43 13 1 2007 Jan 5-7 3 25 33 38 1 2006 Oct 20-22 ^ 3 32 29 35 2 2006 Jun 9-11 8 39 30 23 1 2006 Mar 10-12 6 32 32 28 1 2006 Jan 6-8 8 38 32 21 1 2005 Oct 21-23 7 35 29 28 1 2005 Aug 5-7 5 38 28 28 1 2005 Apr 29-May 1 6 36 31 25 2 2005 Mar 18-20 8 44 24 21 3 2005 Feb 4-6 13 40 28 18 1 2005 Jan 7-9 5 35 29 30 1 2004 Dec 5-8 6 34 26 33 1 2004 Sep 24-26 4 42 27 25 2 2004 Aug 9-11 ^ 5 40 28 25 2 2004 Jul 8-11 5 35 30 29 1 2004 Jun 3-6 6 34 35 25 * 2004 May 21-23 7 35 26 31 1 2004 May 2-4 4 33 32 30 1 2004 Apr 5-8 5 30 31 33 1 2004 Mar 5-7 9 46 28 15 2 2003 Nov 3-5 4 34 34 27 1 2003 Oct 6-8 ^ 6 36 34 24 * 2003 Sep 8-10 6 41 31 21 1 2003 Aug 25-26 6 44 30 19 1 2003 Jul 25-27 10 46 28 15 1 2003 Jul 18-20 6 48 30 15 1 2003 Jun 27-29 5 51 29 13 2 2003 May 30-Jun 1 11 59 22 7 1 2003 May 5-7 ^ 30 56 10 3 1 2003 Apr 22-23 ^ 21 64 12 2 1
Iraq > Troop Surge Making Things Better Table Better Not much difference Worse No opinion % % % % 2008 Jul 25-27^ 48 32 17 3 2008 Feb 21-24 40 38 20 2 2008 Feb 8-10 43 35 21 2 2007 Nov 30-Dec 2 40 39 20 1 2007 Nov 2-4 ^ 34 39 25 2 2007 Sep 14-16 35 43 21 1 2007 Sep 7-8 32 44 19 5 2007 Aug 3-5 31 41 24 4 2007 Jul 6-8 ^ 22 51 25 2 2007 Jul 6-8 ^# 17 49 30 3 2007 Apr 13-15 # 26 41 29 4 2007 Mar 23-25 # 29 43 22 5
Iraq > Timetable for Removing Troops Table Keep troops until situation better Set timetable for removing troops No opinion % % % 2008 Feb 21-24 35 60 5 2008 Feb 8-10 39 56 5 2007 Nov 30-Dec 2 38 59 3 2007 Sep 14-16 38 59 4 2007 Sep 7-8 35 60 5 2007 May 4-6 36 59 5 2007 Apr 13-15 38 57 4 2005 Jun 29-30 48 49 3 2005 Jun 24-26 44 51 5
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