Recession-hit Americans 'a little sick' of Iraq after 6 years

With Americans confronting an economic crisis, public interest in the nearly 6-year-old war in Iraq has dropped off over the past few years as conditions on the ground there have improved and the relevance to the average American family's pocketbook wears thin.

But based on recent polling and exit results from the November presidential elections, the war isn't a big concern for Americans.

The economy was the top issue in the election for 62 percent of voters questioned in exit polls November 4. The war was a distant second, with only 10 percent saying it was their top concern.