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Originally Posted by DuH2";p="
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Despite sectarian slaughter, ethnic cleansing and homicide bombs, an opinion poll conducted on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has found a striking resilience and optimism among the inhabitants.
The poll, the biggest since coalition troops entered Iraq on March 20, 2003, shows that by a majority of two to one, Iraqis prefer the current leadership to Saddam Hussein 's regime, regardless of the security crisis and a lack of public services.
The survey, published today, also reveals that contrary to the views of many western analysts, most Iraqis do not believe they are embroiled in a civil war .
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530526.ece
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PUBLIC ATTITUDES IN IRAQ - FOUR YEARS ON
MARCH 2007
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http://www.opinion.co.uk/Documents/FINALTables.pdf
So much for that..guess the "civil war" crowd needs to do more to convice the people there that they are in a "civil war" becasue apparently they just wont accept the "truth(tm)"
Oh yeah that it would be so much better had we never done anything.....they don't buy that either. |
Actually, 49% prefer the current government over Saddam. 47% either preferred the previous regime, said they were both equally as bad, or didn't know. Of course the millions who have either died or fled the country were not factored into this poll. With the billions pumped into their economy and Iraqis supposedly "liberated" from Satan himself, shouldn't these numbers surprise you?
Regarding the "civil war opinion", 49% of Iraqis said Iraq was either in a civil war or close to it while 39% said they were not or far away from it. From other polls, the vast majority of Iraqis either blame the U.S. primarily for the violence or for making the violence significantly worse. So it's no surprise that they'd be less likely to call it a civil war. Perhaps you agree with them.
Nice spin, Duh, as usual.