Iraq: the people have their say. And it's bad news for Tony Blair
By Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor
Published: 24 October 2006
72 per cent predict that Iraq will descend into civil war if British and American troops withdraw
61 per cent believe Britain's experience in Iraq makes them less likely to support military intervention
72 per cent say that Tony Blair's support for George Bush calls into question his political judgement
62 per cent believe that British troops should be withdrawn from Iraq as soon as possible
72 per cent believe that the war in Iraq is unwinnable
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Demands for an urgent Commons debate on pulling British troops out of Iraq were stepped up last night at Westminster after an opinion poll found that 62 per cent of voters support a withdrawal before the country has been made stable.
The poll dealt a blow to efforts by Tony Blair to shore up his strategy of keeping British forces in Iraq "until the job is done". In talks in Downing Street with the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Barham Salih, Mr Blair again said Britain had to "hold its nerve".
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