About 67 percent of people queried around the world wanted U.S.-led troops to pull out of Iraq within a year, according to a BBC poll published on Friday.
The poll showed that among the 193 people in 22 countries commissioned by the BBC World Service, 39 percent wanted U.S.-led troops to withdraw immediately and 28 percent wanted a gradual withdrawal over a year.
In 19 countries, including the United States, the majority of those questioned believed troops should be withdrawn either immediately or within a year.
In the U.S., about 24 percent supported an immediate withdrawal and around 37 percent wanted to pull back the troops within a year.
Up to 65 percent of Britons, 63 percent of South Koreans and 63 percent of Australians supported a withdrawal within a year, the poll showed.
Muslim countries, including Indonesia (65 percent), Turkey (64 percent) and Egypt (58 percent), wanted the troops to leave Iraq immediately.
The poll came three days after the top U.S. military official in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said he may recommend troop reductions by March 2008. The White House is expected to present a report to the Democrat-dominated Congress by Sept. 15, which would persuade lawmakers to continue funding the Iraq war.
Source: Xinhua
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