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Originally posted by occrider FYI latest Iraqi opinion polls: http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/WORLD/m...q.poll.4.28.pdf Read and interpret as you wish.

thanks, the was very extensive

it does seem like things are in decline in Iraq and that is reflected in the polls. Personally, in my very machiavelian views of ends justifies the means, the most important question on there is probably:

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5.1 How about you and your family, would you say are much better off, somewhat better off, somewhat worse off, or much worse off than you were before the U.S. and British invasion? Much better off 14% Somewhat better off 37 About the same 25 Somewhat worse off 15 Much worse off 10 Don’t know 1 Refused *

at the end of the day what the personal iraqi feels is the most important thing, humanitarily and politically - add to that the security benifets for those outside of iraq from the disposal of saddam and you build a sound case.

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If God is the answer, it must have been a very stupid question.

I think this says it all..

Do you think your life or your family’s life would be in danger if you were seen to be cooperating with the
CPA?
Yes, would be in danger 69%
No, will not be in danger 22
Don’t know 8
Refused 1

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Originally posted by Magnetonium I hardly if ever acknowledge sarcasm from a person I dont know because I ran into serious problems on an undisclosed buying website before.

very interesting, thanks

interesting indeed.

cool that 8% of them thought al jazzera is pro USA

Here's an AP wire that wraps it up:

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Poll: Iraqis Want U.S. Out of Country 1 hour, 13 minutes ago Add World - AP to My Yahoo! WASHINGTON - Despite concerns about their own safety, the majority of Iraqis say they want the U.S. and British troops now in Iraq (news - web sites) to leave within the next few months, according to a nationwide poll of people in Iraq. "There's a sense of disillusionment," Gallup's director of international polling, Richard Burkholder, said Thursday. "They had higher expectations of us. If we can sweep their army aside in a matter of weeks, why can't we stabilize their country? We're a victim of their high expectations." Seven in 10 said their lives or the lives of their family would be in danger if they were seen to be cooperating with the Coalition Provisional Authority currently governing Iraq. Almost two-thirds, 64 percent, said actions by the coalition have turned out worse than they expected at the time of the invasion. While Iraqis are unhappy about the current situation in their country, almost two-thirds in the poll said they expect their country will be better off five years from now than it was before the U.S. and British invasion. But half have doubts the United States is serious about establishing a democratic system in Iraq and even more, 57 percent, doubt the U.S. will allow Iraqis to design their own political future. The CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll was taken between March 22 and April 9, before the latest rounds of fighting between coalition forces and insurgents. A relatively small number of the 3,444 face-to-face interviews were conducted more recently. Almost six in 10, 57 percent, said they would like to see coalition troops leave "immediately, within the next few months," while 36 percent said they would like to see those troops stay longer. Despite the reservations, Iraqis have mixed feelings about the effects of the U.S. led invasion. _Six in 10 say ousting Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) was worth the hardships they have faced since then. _Half said they are better off since Saddam was ousted, while 25 percent said they are doing about the same. Burkholder said the trend in Baghdad, where Gallup polled last August and September, reflects a drop in attitudes about U.S. troops. Last August, almost six in 10 Iraqis said they had a positive view of how U.S. troops are behaving. Now, residents of Baghdad view U.S. soldiers negatively, by almost 8-1. Only a quarter of Iraqis said attacks on U.S. troops are completely unjustified. Less than a third of Iraqis said the attacks are completely or somewhat justified from a moral standpoint. Another one in five said those attacks are sometimes justified. Seven in 10 in the poll said they view the U.S. presence as an occupation and not a liberation. Both Sunnis and Shiites shared the generally negative views of the U.S. mission in Iraq and U.S. troops. But in the Sunni region in central Iraq, where troops have faced some of the strongest resistance , six in 10 said the attacks on U.S. troops can be justified morally. The poll conducted by the Pan Arab Research Center of Dubai had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

Hard to interpret beyond mixed feelings.


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