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Poll: In S. Atlantic, 52 percent oppose military presence in Iraq |
Nov 17, 2007 - More than half of adults in five military-friendly Southern Atlantic states say the United States should no longer be in Iraq and that the conflict was not worth the fight, according to a poll released Friday.
The Elon University survey found that 52 percent of adults in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia no longer support a military presence in Iraq. The same percentage of respondents also said they feel the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, compared with 40 percent who said it was worth it. And 57 percent said they support setting a timetable to remove some U.S. troops from Iraq by the summer of 2008. Those numbers weighed heavily on President Bush, with only 34 percent of adults approving of how he's served as president compared with 57 percent of those who disapprove. Bush's approval numbers have been on a constant slide. In February, an Elon poll recorded a 37 percent approval rating in the same southeast region, and, one year before that, 43 percent approval. Hunter Bacot, the Elon poll director, said those numbers were particularly surprising to find in such a military-strong region that voted for Bush in the presidential election three years ago. "It's a substantial commentary," Bacot said. "The war is something that is really bringing the administration down - so much so that it's almost like a crack in the red armor of the South." The survey involved 1,374 adults from households in the five states. It was conducted over the past two weeks and has a sampling error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points. Nearly two-thirds of respondents in the latest poll said they disapprove of Bush's handling of the war. By Mike Baker, AP |
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Sanctions on N. Korea approved |
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Oct 15, 2006 - The U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed Saturday to impose economic sanctions on North Korea to punish the totalitarian nation for its claimed nuclear test. The resolution called Monday's test a "clear threat to international peace and security." It demanded that North Korea not conduct any more nuclear tests or launch any ballistic missiles, and that the country give up its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missile programs under the watch of international inspectors. "The Security Council has adopted one of the most important decisions in recent times on an issue of great concern to the international community, that of nonproliferation," Japanese Ambassador Kenzo Oshima said after the vote in remarks reported by the Los Angeles Times. Bending to objections from Russia and China, the United States agreed not to back the sanctions with the threat of military force. Now it will be up to individual countries to make sure that the sanctions are carried out. By Renee Schoof
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Military announces deaths of three Fort Bragg soldiers |
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Sep 11, 2006 - Two Special Operations soldiers and a private in the military police were killed over the weekend in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Defense said Monday. One was a 52-year-old civil affairs reservist from Waukesha, Wis., whose family disclosed her death Sunday. Sgt. 1st Class Meredith Howard died Friday in Afghanistan when a car bomber slammed into a Humvee, killing her and Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul, 43, of The Dalles, Ore. Howard and Paul were assigned to the 364th Civil Affairs Brigade, a subordinate unit of the Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg. The Army also said Pfc. Anthony P. Seig, 19, of Sunman, Ind., died Saturday in Baghdad, Iraq, after he was wounded by indirect fire. Seig was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion of the 16th Military Police Brigade at Fort Bragg. - AP
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Plan for terror trials draws fire |
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Aug 8, 2006 - The Bush administration's proposal for bringing accused terrorists to trial drew criticism from top military lawyers on Thursday as congressional Republicans worked to bridge differences within their ranks over the White House proposal. A group of influential GOP senators who have been critical of the administration's proposal worked through the day to come up with a compromise. Congressional Republican leaders -- looking to highlight their party's efforts in fighting terrorism in advance of the November mid-term election -- are pushing for a vote on new rules for military commissions by the end of September. President Bush exhorted Congress to adopt his plan for holding trials for terrorism suspects -- including the most notorious prisoners in U.S. custody -- after the Supreme Court in June struck down the administration's system. By Richard Simon Read Terror Plan
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