I criticized a Zogby poll the other day based on the criticism of someone else. I didn’t at the time find the poll questions myself. A commenter has kindly corrected my error. The questions are not nearly as misleading as the original author suggested. I will be investigating this further, but I’d like to apologize for my lack of follow through on the original post.

From the commenter:

The question as quoted from the poll is:

How long should U.S. troops stay in Iraq?
1. They should withdraw immediately
2. They should withdraw within the next six months
3. They should withdraw within six to twelve months
4. They should stay as long as they are needed
5. Not sure

The author you cite suggests that there is no middle of the road option there and criticizes the lack of “stay for” options. Obviously those troops wanting to “stay for X months longer than needed” were put out but then again… so is everyone who thought this author was higlighting a misleading poll rather than just being misleading himself.