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Iowa: Military and Defense

Member of Military
Draft
National Guard

Member of Military

Member of U.S. Military

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	October 12-14, 2007	9%	89%	2%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	August 10-12, 2007	27%	73%	0%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA	July 13-15, 2007	25%	75%	0%	600	± 4.1

U.S. Military Veteran

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	October 12-14, 2007	20%	80%	0%	600	± 4.1

Draft

Draft (General)

Poll	Date	Needs a draft	Does not need a draft	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	April 11-13, 2008	21%	69%	10%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 14-16, 2008	17%	72%	11%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	25%	68%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	January 4-6, 2008	23%	70%	7%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	17%	73%	10%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	20%	74%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	24%	72%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 10-12, 2007	26%	72%	2%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	July 13-15, 2007	22%	74%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 8-10, 2007	25%	72%	3%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	May 11-13, 2007	23%	72%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	26%	67%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 9-11, 2007	22%	70%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 10-12, 2005	20%	74%	5%	600	± 3.6

1 "On the question of a military draft ... Do you think the United States needs or does not need a military draft?"

Draft for War in Iraq

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KCCI-TV / Research 2000¹	September 11-12, 2006	16%	78%	6%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "Would you favor or oppose the reinstatement of the military draft in the United Sates in order to win the war in Iraq?"

Draft for War on Terror

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KCCI-TV / Research 2000¹	September 11-12, 2006	22%	73%	5%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "Would you favor or oppose the reinstatement of the military draft in the United Sates in order to win the overall war on terror?"

Draft Due to Strained Military Personnel Levels

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KCCI-TV / Research 2000¹	November 14-16, 2005	15%	78%	7%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "The military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere have strained military personnel; would you favor or oppose reinstatement of the military draft?"

National Guard

Reliance on National Guard

Poll	Date	Good idea	Bad idea	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	September 12-16, 2003	35%	53%	12%	800	± 3.5

1 "The U.S. downsized the number of troops on active duty and now relies upon the National Guard and Reserve for logistical support in case of armed conflict. With the war on terrorism and conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq, more National Guard and Reserve troops have been called for active duty than at any other time in recent history, going back to the Korean War. Do you believe the concept of downsizing the number of active-duty troops and relying more on the National Guard and Reserve is a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. military?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.