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Iraq makes terror 'more likely'
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| shaolin_Z |
Not that any of this comes as a surprise, I still thought it was worth posting.
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Iraq makes terror 'more likely'
People across the world overwhelmingly believe the war in Iraq has increased the likelihood of terrorist attacks worldwide, a poll for the BBC reveals.
Some 60% of people in 35 countries surveyed believe this is the case, against just 12% who think terrorist attacks have become less likely.
In most countries, more people think removing Saddam Hussein was a mistake than think it was the right decision.
Some 41,856 people were questioned in the poll for the BBC's World Service.
In 20 countries, there is overall support for US-led forces to withdraw from Iraq in the next few months.
Only in nine of the remaining 15 countries do more people believe US-led forces should remain until the situation is stabilised. Six countries are divided.
The removal of Saddam Hussein in 2003 is seen as a mistake in 21 countries, compared with 11 countries where more people view it as the right decision. Three countries are divided.
"It's official. Citizens worldwide think Western leaders have made a fundamental mistake in their war on terror by invading Iraq," says Doug Miller, president of the international polling firm GlobeScan, which carried out the survey.
"Short of the Iraqi government asking them to stay longer, people think the troops should leave," he says.
The countries most eager for US coalition withdrawal are Argentina (80%), Egypt (76%), China (67%) and Brazil (67%). Those which favour troops staying for the time being are the US (58%), Afghanistan (58%), Australia (57%) and Great Britain (56%).
Iraqis divided
However, the picture would be very different should the new Iraqi government ask US-led forces to remain until the situation was stabilised.
In that case, there is support in 21 of 34 countries for the coalition to stay.
Iraqis themselves are sharply divided over whether US-led forces should leave, with 49% favouring their removal and 49% favouring them to remain.
Support for troops staying rises only slightly, to 53%, if the Iraqi government requests it.
Iraqis are the most convinced that the removal of Saddam Hussein was right, with 74% agreeing with the move.
US President George W Bush has ruled out any hasty withdrawal from Iraq, saying the decision to will be made by military commanders, and not under political pressure. |
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| washout |
| most people who generate these numbers are uneducated. |
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| Lopitrance |
Ya, what the hell do people know about this anyways?
A day before Sept. 11th if you'd asked some guy in NYC if he thought terrorists were going to blow up the two biggest buildings in his city, he'd have prolly been like "Uhhh, no". |
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| Purple |
| quote: | Originally posted by washout
most people who generate these numbers are uneducated. |
You dont need education to answere the questions asked in the survey. Its general logical questions. |
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| Lepanto |
| quote: | Originally posted by Purple
You dont need education to answere the questions asked in the survey. Its general logical questions. |
not really.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lopitrance
Ya, what the hell do people know about this anyways?
A day before Sept. 11th if you'd asked some guy in NYC if he thought terrorists were going to blow up the two biggest buildings in his city, he'd have prolly been like "Uhhh, no". |
yeah i'd say, nah they'd rather attack alex cause he doesn't say "eh" like a real canadian :p |
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| Purple |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lepanto
not really.
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srsly. |
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| Lepanto |
| quote: | Originally posted by Purple
srsly. |
i guess then in your own little world, economy, history, geopolitics, anthropology are all general logic :haha: |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lopitrance
Ya, what the hell do people know about this anyways?
A day before Sept. 11th if you'd asked some guy in NYC if he thought terrorists were going to blow up the two biggest buildings in his city, he'd have prolly been like "Uhhh, no". |
Very good point  |
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by Purple
You dont need education to answere the questions asked in the survey. Its general logical questions. |
I agree, when you are giving your opinion, it can't be wrong it is just your opinon.
If you want to draw more from it than that then, thats a different story.
But lets have a look at which countries do think it has (or has the most):
Now given that thouse which think it has increased the most are also the most likely place for terroists to come from (like Egypt, or Iraq) does that perhaps say something?
No matter how educated or uneducated they are. |
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| Fir3start3r |
But isn't there always fear in times of change?
I'm not trying to negate the poll, quite the contrary.
The uncertainty now (and of course this is just my opinion, so have at it) is that there is now nowhere to focus anti-terrorist efforts.
It was easy to point out geopolitical entities with shady dealings, but now that those have splintered, we're left with pockets of regional warlords cut from the same mold simply with a shorter global reach.
Somewhere in that cutthroat bunch, belongs the one man that everyone is looking for and all considerations have to be made for every bomb that goes off.
It's probably more intellectually exusting now that ever, therefore the fear factor shoots up as the poll shows. |
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