Americans' attitudes toward the Iraq war are mostly unchanged in the wake of last week's testimony by Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, according to a new poll.
The poll, conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press from Sept. 12-16, also showed that the public reacted positively to Petraeus' plans for a reduction in U.S. forces, but 67 percent of respondents said their views on the war did not change.
The poll showed that 47 percent of the public say the United States is likely to fail to achieve its goals in Iraq, while 42 percent expect it to succeed. Those results are little changed from a similar poll in July.
And 54 percent say U.S. forces should be brought home as soon as possible, unchanged from the July poll.
Pew Center Director Andy Kohut talks to Melissa Block about the poll results.
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