The Commissar has an interesting poll from yesterday on Iraq.

The Washington Post released a poll today, before the President's speech, on American support for the war in Iraq.

The WaPo's article highlights certain results: "Survey Finds Most Support Staying in Iraq / Public Skeptical About Gains Against Insurgents"

In looking at the raw data in the pdf file, I see a remarkably stable level of support for the war, since late 2003.

Since October, 2003, a solid 58% have favored keeping forces in Iraq, with continued casualties made explicit

He goes on to make an observation at the end...

Between the WaPo poll and upon reflection of the Left's proclivity for "shouting themselves in the foot," I feel better about American support for the war than I have in a long time. And I saw Bush's speech, and I didn't think it did much one way or the other. The stable good sense of the American people and the idiocy of the moonbats are Bush's greatest assets.

I would add one thing to what he had to say. "The naivete of the Wingnuts." This needs to be factored in...

In my opinion the support for finishing the war is a given. Americans sense of fairplay will not allow for us to leave that country a bombed out mess. But from my perspective that is not the story. The real story is not if we will finish what we started. I believe we will. The real story for me is will Americans continue to believe our reasons for being there in the first place. And that... Is the story that is gaining legs... Despite the attempts to change the subject.

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.grupo-utopia.com/blog/mt/mt-tb.cgi/391