But who’s listening……..

More people in the United States are in favour of withdrawing their country’s soldiers from Iraq, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 56 per cent of respondents think the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible regardless of the security conditions in Iraq, up three points since April.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 3,519 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 25,900 troops have been wounded in action.

In December 2005, Iraqi voters renewed their National Assembly. In May 2006, Shiite United Iraqi Alliance member Nouri al-Maliki officially took over as prime minister.

On May 24, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 280-142 on the Iraq supplemental spending bill, which approves $100 billion U.S. for the military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Senate ratified the measure in an 80-14 vote.

On Jun. 12, Senate majority leader Harry Reid announced that the Democratic Party will try again to introduce legislation imposing a schedule for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, adding, “On Iraq, we-re going to hold the president’s feet to the fire.” 58 per cent of respondents think the U.S. should set a timetable for when troops will pull out from Iraq.

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