Thu, Nov 06, 2003 - Page 6 News List

Two more coalition soldiers die in Iraq

BOLD SWIPE The deteriorating security situation in Iraq, which included a bombing attack on coalition offices, has prompted Spain to withdraw its officials from the region

AFP , BAGHDAD

In an Oct. 23 poll by an Iraqi research group, 30 percent of Iraqi respondents said they supported the US troop presence in their country against 10 percent who wanted American troops out.

However, Americans are showing a growing unease with the US presence in Iraq according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Sunday.

The US poll found President George W. Bush's approval rating for his handling of Iraq had fallen to 47 percent, the first time Bush's Iraq-approval rating had dipped below 50 percent.

Wolfowitz -- a key architect of the US-led invasion of Iraq -- said milestones included the recruitment of 100,000 new Iraqi security personnel, the establishment of a new judiciary and a free press, and the re-opening of schools and hospitals.

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