ABC News/Washington Post Bush Iraq Speech Poll, January 2007

This special topic poll, fielded January 10, 2007, is part of a continuing series of monthly polls that
solicit public opinion on various political and social issues.
The focus of this poll was the Iraq war and whether respondents watched President Bush's speech on Iraq on the night of January 10, 2007.
Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way President Bush was handling the situation in Iraq,
whether the war with Iraq was worth fighting, and whether President Bush or Congress would do a
better job handling the situation in Iraq.
Opinions were solicited on Bush's proposal to send additional military forces to Iraq, whether increasing the number of military
forces would make a difference in the length of the war, the ability of the Iraqi government to meet its'
political and economic commitments, whether the United States is winning the war in Iraq, and whether the United
States' involvement in Iraq is similar to the Vietnam war.
Demographic information includes sex, age, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), and political party affiliation.