Early this month,
Iraq insisted on a withdrawal timeline as a condition of negotiating on permanent bases or the continued role of US forces. Iraq is a core issue among party actives, but is a
distinctly second place issue among most voters, according to a recent Quinnipiac - washingtonpost.com - Wall Street Journal poll. It was named a priority "by less than one in five respondent" in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin:
Asked whether they would prefer a "fixed date" for withdrawal or to "keep troops in Iraq until the situation is more stable," majorities in all four states preferred the latter option despite the fact that similar majorities in each state say that America was wrong to go to war in Iraq.
