MoveOn Boosts the Mission in Iraq

Not by design, of course:

Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans favor the recommendation made by General David Petraeus to withdraw 30,000 soldiers from Iraq but leave 130,000 troops in place at least through the summer. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 38% are opposed and 19% are not sure.

The survey also found that Americans may have resigned themselves to the fact that U.S. troops are likely to remain in Iraq for a long time. Seventy-one percent (71%) say that it is somewhat or very likely that “a large number of U.S. soldiers will remain in Iraq five years from today.” That would mean a large troop presence in Iraq when the next President’s first term is drawing to a close.

Update: His campaign may be over, but Thompson is weighing in on MoveOn anyway:



He looks forceful and energetic to me. And his daughter looks a lot more endearing than Andrew Giuliani did in a comparable role.