[lbo-talk] Bush bouncing back in polls, makes surprise trip to Iraq

[B.]

[I thought the 3 suicides at Guantanamo might've stolen the thunder of the Zarqawi assassination, but it looks like getting Zarqawi did have some effect. A slim majority still think the Iraq war is unwinnable and not going well, according to this poll. I've read quite a few right-leaning blogs that buy the story that Zarqawi was the golden link between Saddam's regime and al Qaeda a la the false assertion made by Powell at the UN in 2003. Folks of that ilk seem to believe nailing Zarqawi was a major achievement almost on par w/ getting Saddam. Facts of his real stature be damned. -B.]

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Poll sees a boost for Bush, Iraq war                    				 									 					 					 	 		 
By Bill Nichols, USA TODAY  
Tue Jun 13,  7:23 AM ET  

 		 	 

   In the wake of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death,           President Bush is seeing improvement in public confidence that the           Iraq war is winnable, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. 

 
The new poll found that 48% believe the United States probably or definitely will win the war, up from 39% in April. It also found that 47% believe things are going well in Iraq, up from 38% in March. 

 The survey, taken Friday to Sunday and released Monday, also showed Bush's approval rating going up to 38% from 36% earlier this month and an all-time low of 31% in May. 

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060613/ts_usatoday/pollseesaboostforbushiraqwar