A new CBS News poll "shows that while Americans have been pessimistic about the
direction of the country in general and the state of the economy in
particular, they are increasingly positive about the way things are
going in Iraq."
"Just seven percent say the war in Iraq is going very well but 45 percent now say it is going at least somewhat
well. This marks the most positive assessment of the war since January,
2006, and a 10 point upswing since just last month. But 51 percent say
the war is going at least somewhat badly. In June, just 35 percent said
the war was going somewhat well while 62 percent said it was going
badly."
The complete results of the poll will be released later tonight.