LOCAL VOICES ON IRAQ MALL VISITORS ASKED ABOUT TROOP ESCALATION PLAN.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News PALMDALE -- Early this week, President George W. Bush is expected to announce a plan to send an additional 20,000 to 40,000 troops to Iraq in an attempt to quell quell tr.v. quelled, quell·ing, quells 1. To put down forcibly; suppress: Police quelled the riot. 2. the growing sectarian violence Sectarian violence or sectarian strife is violence inspired by sectarianism, that is, between different sects of one particular mode of thought, not necessarily religious (e.g. in a war that has become increasingly unpopular at home. In order to get a read on public sentiment regarding the proposed escalation es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. , the Daily News visited the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. last week and queried 10 people at random. Considering the Antelope Valley's reputation as a conservative stronghold, the results of the survey were surprising. Eight people opposed the proposed troop surge, one was in favor of it and one was not sure. Although our polling method was unscientific unscientific Unproven, see there , the survey reflects public uneasiness about an increasingly unpopular war and the Bush administration's handling of it. In the most recent CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. poll, 70 percent of eligible voters disapproved of Bush's handling of the Iraq War Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. , and 67 percent opposed the war itself. Just 11 percent supported the idea of sending more troops. As previously stated, our survey was not scientific. Our respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. were mostly younger, and there of the 10 are not yet eligible voters. gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): 10 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Jose Cardenas, 43 Occupation: Line cook Position: Against ``If it could quickly end the war over there, I would support it, but I think it would just lead to more loss of life.'' (2 -- color) Tawny taw·ny n. A light brown to brownish orange. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan; see tan Merich, 17 Occupation: High school student Position: Not sure ``I guess it could be helpful, but I just feel really bad for all the (soldiers') families.'' (3 -- color) Tito Palomo, 19 Occupation: Car detailer Position: Against ``I have a friend who just got sent there, and I just think it's a big waste of time.'' (4 -- color) Teresa Lovato, 18 Occupation: Restaurant employee/student Position: Against ``If it helps, I'm for it, but I don't think it's a good idea. I think they should come home.'' (5 -- color) Maureen Lloyd, 38 Occupation: Jailer Position: For ``I think it's probably a good idea to get some control over there as quickly as possible. I think the only way we're going to get any control out there is to send in more troops so we can get them out sooner.'' (6) Jason Patterson, 23 Occupation: Landscaper Position: Against ``If you're trying to close it down, then I see no need to send more troops in there. All you're doing is creating more death counts. If you're sending more troops in there and all they're doing is getting blown up by Iraqis, then what are they doing? Honestly.'' (7) John Sanchez John Sanchez (born 1963) is an American politician. Biography Sanchez, the youngest of eight children, was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico's North Valley. Sanchez's great, great grandfather was a territorial legislator in 1860, and his grandfather served as a state , 32 Occupation: Production manager Position: Against ``They're spending more money over there than they are over here. Just look at (Hurricane) Katrina. We have to take care of our own (people) before we take care of someone else's. ``It's all oil and money, and (sending in more troops) isn't going to help.'' (8) Maxx Hutson, Age: 33 Occupation: Personal trainer personal trainer person n → (persönlicher) Fitnesstrainer m, (persönliche) Fitnesstrainerin f Position: Against ``I don't think the extra troops are going to quell the issue. I think the more troops we send in there, the more radical the radicals get, so I don't think that's the answer. I think it's a matter of finding a good exit strategy and giving the Iraqis a chance to govern themselves. It's kind of like the Vietnam thing where you just keep sending in more troops. How many troops do we have to lose before we realize it's not working?'' (9) Alex Conaway, 16 Occupation: High school student Position: Against ``I don't think we should be there in the first place, and I don't think it will help.'' (10) Andrew Contreras, 17 Occupation: High school student Position: Against ``I think we should bring them home. I don't even think it's a war. If it was a war, we'd have already won.'' |
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