Monday, September 24, 2007

61 % of Americans Favor Petraeus

Some telling poll numbers via Gallop and Cliff May:

A Gallup poll reports that 61 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of General Petraeus, up 9 percent in just one week.

Fifty-four percent of those surveyed said they believe Petraeus' plan for removing troops is the right pace or too quick. By contrast, only 33 percent view the withdrawal as moving too slowly.
Pew reports that nationally “57 percent of Americans who read or heard about Petraeus' testimony approved of his recommendations for Iraq, while only 28 percent of respondents said they disapprove.


You don't hear much of these numbers on the news, but there they are. This is more proof that a majority of Americans now support winning the war.