Among Key Iraq Partners, Weak Public Support for Troop Presence: Majority of Public in United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Australia, Japan Call for Withdrawing Their Troops

Abstract

Among the publics of the coalition partners in Iraq, support for their troops' presence in Iraq is quite weak. A majority of the public in the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Japan call for withdrawing their troops, though in some cases this does not appear to be a demand for immediate withdrawal. A plurality of Danes call for withdrawal and a majority of South Koreans favor reduction but not withdrawal.