In Iraq, a poll of U.S. troops.

• Author: Kristof, Nicholas D.
• Position: Brief article

A recent poll shows that U.S. troops want out of Iraq--and soon. It asked 944 service members, "How long should U.S. troops stay in Iraq?" Only 23 percent backed President Bush's position that they should stay as long as necessary; 72 percent said they should be pulled out within a year. That's one more bit of evidence that our grim stay-the-course policy has failed. While we shouldn't rush for the exits immediately, we should lay out a timetable for withdrawal, that would remove art troops...