More Americans than ever are pessimistic about Iraq's future: poll

[Barrett808]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A majority of Americans do not think Iraq will be successful in establishing a stable democratic government and would like US troops to come home next year, according to a poll.

Of the 1,011 adults surveyed by telephone November 8-13, 61 percent answered "no" when asked if they were confident democracy and stability could come to Iraq, up four percent from August.

Only a third, or 32 percent, thought Iraq would be successful in its quest for peace and fair government, up eight percent from August, the survey found.

Sixty three percent of those surveyed were in favor of bringing US troops home from Iraq in the next year, up two percent from August, while 35 percent thought they should be kept in large numbers until a democracy is established, down one point from August.

With regards to the strength of insurgents US troops are facing in Iraq, 44 percent thought they were getting the upper hand (down four percent from August), against 41 percent who believed they were being contained by security forces (up two percent since August).

On how Iraqis are faring since the US-led overthrow of

Saddam Hussein, 68 percent said their life was getting better, while 28 percent thought it was getting worse.

The margin of error of the poll was plus or minus three percentage points.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051122/pl_afp/usiraqpoll

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Proves some people never know what is going on...guess they

didn't see the poll of Iraqis where 80% wanted the US out of their country. Don't think the violence against our troops is being played on the media or more would know that the daily death count has been increasing since August.

[Barrett808]

2. Still, it's encouraging.

[OKNancy]

3. kick

:kick:

[deadparrot]

4. More Americans than ever are pessimistic about Iraq's future: poll

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A majority of Americans do not think Iraq will be successful in establishing a stable democratic government and would like US troops to come home next year, according to a poll.

Of the 1,011 adults surveyed by telephone November 8-13, 61 percent answered "no" when asked if they were confident democracy and stability could come to Iraq, up four percent from August.

Only a third, or 32 percent, thought Iraq would be successful in its quest for peace and fair government, up eight percent from August, the survey found.

Sixty three percent of those surveyed were in favor of bringing US troops home from Iraq in the next year, up two percent from August, while 35 percent thought they should be kept in large numbers until a democracy is established, down one point from August.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usiraqpoll

[Carolab]

5. Rated. n/t

[Double T]

6. The Iraq war is another bush lost cause that he created......

the time for a planned, staged exit should begin NOW.

[Tamyrlin79]

7. That doesn't work out...

Of the 1,011 adults surveyed by telephone November 8-13, 61 percent answered "no" when asked if they were confident democracy and stability could come to Iraq, up four percent from August.

Only a third, or 32 percent, thought Iraq would be successful in its quest for peace and fair government, up eight percent from August, the survey found.

So, you think that the latter stat would be down eight points from August if the former stat was up four from August.... Wouldn't an increase in the latter stat indicate a decrease in pessism?? It's quite confusing. I can't make heads or tails of it.