January 4, 2006	Wednesday	Zilhaj 3, 1426

WASHINGTON, Jan 3: Support for President George W. Bush’s Iraq policy has fallen among the US armed forces to just 54 per cent from 63 per cent a year ago, according to a poll by the magazine group Military Times published on Monday.

In its annual survey of the views of military personnel, the group reported on its website that support for Bush’s overall policies dropped over the past year to 60 per cent from 71 per cent.

While still significantly more supportive of the president than the broad US population, the fall in support by military personnel tracks a similar decline in the president’s popularity among the general public.

“Though support both for President Bush and for the war in Iraq remains significantly higher than in the public as a whole, the drop is likely to add further fuel to the heated debate over Iraq policy,” Military Times said.—AFP