polls of Iraqi opinion

[Douglas Carpenter]

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m17469&date=05-nov-2005_03:0
"Some polls have asked Iraqis specifically about the presence of U.S. troops, and guess what: they want us to leave. A February poll by the U.S. military, cited by the Brookings Institution, found that 71 percent of Iraqis "oppose the presence of Coalition Forces in Iraq." This poll was taken only in urban areas, but others have found much the same sentiment. According to a January 2005 poll by Abu Dhabi TV/Zogby International, 82 percent of Sunni Arabs and 69 percent of Shiite Arabs favor the withdrawal of U.S. troops either immediately or after an elected government is in place."
and this one is a from the British Ministry of Defense
link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/23/wirq23.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/10/23/ixportaltop.html
"Forty-five per cent of Iraqis believe attacks against British and American troops are justified - rising to 65 per cent in the British-controlled Maysan province;
• 82 per cent are "strongly opposed" to the presence of coalition troops;
• less than one per cent of the population believes coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security;
• 67 per cent of Iraqis feel less secure because of the occupation;
• 43 per cent of Iraqis believe conditions for peace and stability have worsened;
• 72 per cent do not have confidence in the multi-national forces."
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Here is another link regarding polls of Iraq opinion:

http://www.comw.org/pda/0501br17append.html

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1. Nothing in the American media? I'm shocked.

Shocked, I tell you.

[Douglas Carpenter]

2. I think this is a story that needs to be told

Is not the question, "what do the Iraqi's want?" important?

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3. You would think so

but OTOH many people just don't want to know. :silly: