Majority in U.S. want troop deadline in Iraq: poll

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Majority in U.S. want troop deadline in Iraq: poll

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A narrow majority of Americans favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.

Fifty-six percent say U.S. forces should be withdrawn eventually even if civil order has not been restored in Iraq, reflecting a continued and gradual departure from the "you break it, you've bought it" sentiment, ABC said.

Fifty-three percent support setting a date for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq, up from 47 percent over the summer and 39 percent in late 2005.

A large majority of those who support setting a deadline want the 139,000 U.S. troops in Iraq brought home within a year -- half of that group would like them home in six months.

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"No one wants our troops home more than the president but what he has said is he wants the conditions on the ground to be right to be able to do that so that their mission is fulfilled," she said.

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Bush wants the troops home more than anyone? Whirlwind spin!