WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A majority of Americans do not trust the upcoming report by top U.S. commander in Iraq on the progress of the war, according to a new poll released on Friday.

    U.S. President George W. Bush has frequently asked Congress and the American people to withhold judgment on his so-called "troop surge" in Iraq until David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, issue their progress report in September.

    But according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released on Friday, 53 percent of people polled said they suspect that the military assessment of the situation will try to make it sound better than it actually is.

    The poll also indicates that most of America's mind is made up about the war -- 72 percent said the report will have no effect on their view of the war.

    The survey was based on interviews of 1,029 Americans by telephone between Aug. 6 and 8.

    Commenting on the poll, White House spokesman Tony Snow said on Friday that he hoped that "people do not try to engage in personal attacks on Gen. Petraeus or Ambassador Crocker."