On Thu, 12 May 2005 10:07:09 -0500, Dan Minette wrote > Right, and I have a very recent one in my hip pocket, so to speak. > I just wanted to see if folks would assign it a value before seeing > the results. :-)
I spoke too soon, apparently. Not the first time. Here's the most hopeful figure of all -- 73 percent of Iraqis looking forward to our departure. The majority say that our invasion and occupation did more harm than good. Polls looking for optimism show that it has been decreasing. http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040628-045523-2426r.htm And some words on using and misuing polls: http://www.zogby.com/Soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=6114 And more general information about Iraqis' attitudes toward the United States: http://www.zogby.com/Soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=11353 "Large majorities of Iraqis - 69 percent of Shiites and 82 percent of Sunnis - want U.S. soldiers to get out of Iraq quickly, according to an Abu Dhabi TV/ Zogby International poll earlier this year. Over half of Sunnis considered insurgent attacks to be a legitimate resistance to U.S. presence. This follows polling last year that showed that 71 percent of Iraqis considered U.S.-led forces 'occupiers' rather than 'liberators.'" Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
