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New report on American attitudes to Iraqi situation

The Pew Center for People and the Press has a new report on the attitude of Americans to Iraq. According to them, Americans are increasingly open to the U.N. playing a major role in postwar Iraq, with about half (51%) saying the U.S. should give up some military control to the U.N. to get other countries to send more troops there.
Growing support for an expanded U.N. role in Iraq comes amid growing public concern over mounting U.S. casualties and the rising cost of the operation. Nearly six-in-ten Americans (59%) oppose President Bush’s new request for $87 billion to underwrite military and reconstruction costs.
The percentage of Americans who say the U.S. made the right decision in going to war is holding steady at 63%, while 64% want the administration to maintain troops until a stable government is established. But Democrats are increasingly skeptical — as many as 44% want to withdraw the troops as soon as possible.