Alright, I'll play along... Based on your poll and manipulating the poll to say something significant which is what the titleline of the article does using their 72% figure...... the poll also says....
72% of the troops polled *also* believe that fellow citizens back home are either unpatriotic, believe that the troops are not going to be successful and don't understand the need for the US troops in Iraq.
That tells me that 72% believe that we don't believe in them. Below is the paragraph I took the figures from. Did I manipulate it? You betcha. I did *exactly* what the person who put the title on that article did.
"The troops have drawn different conclusions about fellow citizens back home. Asked why they think some Americans favor rapid U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, 37% of troops serving there said those Americans are unpatriotic, while 20% believe people back home don’t believe a continued occupation will work. Another 16% said they believe those favoring a quick withdrawal do so because they oppose the use of the military in a pre-emptive war, while 15% said they do not believe those Americans understand the need for the U.S. troops in Iraq."
What else did the survey say? Here...
"A majority of troops (53%) said the U.S. should double both the number of troops and bombing missions in order to control the insurgency."
Please explain how 72% want us to leave and yet 53% believe we should double the number of troops? How does that fit with leaving within six months to a year?
The point I am trying to make is any poll can be manipulated and "editorialized" to have any desired effect.
