Poll: 63% Want All Troops Home by End of 2008

The American support a timetable despite Republican propaganda that it would "embolden" the enemy:

Americans overwhelmingly support congressional action to cap the number of U.S. troops in Iraq and set a timetable to bring them home by the end of next year, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds — tougher action than the non-binding resolution the House of Representatives is to begin debating today.

The public is a little confused by the surge:

While six in 10 oppose President Bush's plan to use more troops to try to stabilize Iraq, a nearly equal number also oppose any effort to cut off funding for those additional forces.

The whole purpose behind the surge was so that it would force Democrats to vote a cutting funding for the troops, which is unpopular. No one really believes the surge will have any meaningful benefit:

The Senate's failure to act last week rankled nearly two-thirds of those surveyed. By 51%-19%, they blamed Republicans. In a party-line vote, Senate Republicans refused to cut off debate and let action proceed on a resolution opposing the troop increase.

Even some Republicans oppose the surge, though:

Republicans remain supportive of the war; a majority of them oppose any congressional limits. Still, even among those who back Bush's troop increase, nearly a third endorse the timetable for pulling out.