Registered voters Democrats Independents Republicans Positive 21% 8% 23% 35% Negative 57 75 58 29 No effect 12 7 12 23 Don't know 10 10 7 13
Q. Do you think the Iraqis are ready to govern their country without help from the U.S. and its allies, or not? Ready 27% Not ready 65% Don't know 8%
Q. Do you think it is likely or unlikely that Iraq will be able to maintain a democratic government after the U.S. and its allies leave? Likely 38% Unlikely 49% Don't know 13%
Q. When the handover of Iraq to an interim government is complete on June 30, to improve security should the U.S.: Increase troops 9% Withdraw some troops 23% Don't know 9% Withdraw all troops 18% Increase/decrease troops at request of interim government 41%
Q. Do you think the U.S. should set a specific date at which time American troops will withdraw from Iraq, or not? Set a specific date 24% Not set a specific date 73% Don't know 3%
Q. Should the interim Iraqi government have veto power to block military operations led by the U.S. military forces and its allies, or not? Have veto power 36% Not have veto power 51% Don't know 10%
Q. Should the U.S. give NATO the principal role in the security of Iraq, or not? Principal role 56% Not a principal role 31% Don't know 13%
All results shown are among registered voters. Numbers may not total 100% where some answer categories are not shown.
How the poll was conducted: The Times Poll contacted 1,477 adults nationwide, including 1,230 registered voters, by telephone Saturday through Tuesday. Telephone numbers were chosen from a list of all exchanges in the nation, and random digit dialing techniques were used to allow listed and unlisted numbers to be contacted. The entire sample of adults was weighted slightly to conform with census figures for sex, race, age and education. The margin of sampling error for all registered voters in the nation is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For certain subgroups, the error margin may be somewhat higher. Poll results may also be affected by factors such as question wording and the order in which questions are presented.
Source: Times Poll
