Posted on 08/09/2005 5:56:38 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2005 – A recent poll in Iraq shows Iraqis do not support the terrorists launching attacks in their country, Defense Department officials speaking on background said here today. However, officials said, the poll also shows that Iraqis want foreign troops to leave the country. An Iraqi company conducted the poll between July 12 and 17.
The poll - done as part of the Tips Hotline number campaign - was conducted in Baghdad, Basrah, Salah Ad-Din, Najaf, Diyala and Irbil. More than 1,200 Iraqis answered the questions.
An overwhelming number of Iraqis say there is no justification for attacks on Iraqi civilians, Iraqi security forces or Iraqi public service infrastructure. A total of 94 percent of Iraqis say there is no excuse for attacks on Iraqi security forces, 97 percent say there is no justification for attacking civilians, and 97 percent are against attacks on infrastructure.
The percentages slip when it comes to disapproval of violence against Iraqis working with the coalition and attacks against coalition personnel. A total of 81 percent of those polled are against attacks against Iraqis working with the coalition, with 12 percent saying there is justification for the attacks and 7 percent with no opinion. Half of those polled said there was no excuse for attacks against coalition personnel, while 40 percent said there is a justification and 10 percent saying they don't know.
What this means, officials said, is that Iraqis see foreign troops - and there are 138,000 Americans in the country - as occupation forces, and that the coalition policy of training Iraqis to take the lead in the security arena is the right policy.
And the Iraqis "get it," officials said. Iraqis are proud of their security forces - a sea change from the way most regarded the forces under Saddam Hussein. The poll shows 75 percent of Iraqis say their security forces are winning the fight against anti-government forces. Iraqis regard the security forces as representing the nation and not just one group (77 percent), and 73 percent of those polled believe the Iraqi police and military work within the law and respect the rights of the people.
Almost 80 percent of those surveyed said the sooner that Iraqi forces maintain security, the sooner coalition forces can leave.
The poll showed some Iraqi misperceptions, officials said. A total of 64 percent of those surveyed said anti-government forces come mostly from other countries. Coalition officials said most anti-government terrorists are Iraqis.
Finally, 62 percent of the Iraqis surveyed said the security situation in Iraq has gotten "much better" (16 percent) or "somewhat better" (46 percent) in the past three months. Twenty percent of those surveyed said the security situation was "somewhat worse" and 14 percent said the security situation was "much worse" than three months ago.
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Which IMO, puts to the lie that we are forcing a pupet government on them.
As soon as they prove their competence to handle their own affairs, I'm sure we'll be happy to accommodate them. (except for the permanent U.S. base, of course)
Memo to NYT, WaPo, LAT, etc.:
Here's your lead for tomorrow morning.
Survey Shows Democrats DO Support Terrorists
response... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Well, if the excremists did not enjoy a significant degree of support among sizable part of Iraq Sunni population [and that degree of support has to be significant, for captured excremist sympathizers do not get too pleasant treatment] - so, if it was not for that support, the excremist movement would have been squelched long ago - and by Iraqis themselves, no less. Thus this poll results are either meaningless, or propagandistic. Probably, those surveyed remembered only too well what used to happen to those who were not giving "the right" answers.
It is in their best interest after all and to unnerve every other tin pot muslim fascist dictator in the area.
If Zarqawi was taking the poll, the numbers would be reversed.
Here's your lead for tomorrow morning.
Nope, it isn't news that damages a Republican administration, therefore it isn't worth reporting.
Which is one reason of many that I can't stand the SOBs. It's all about power to the left. Not at all anymore about what's actually happening in the world.
Oh, in their minds, they believe that they're 'balanced'.
In point of demonstrable fact, they are anything but.
Who would've thought the party of JFK would now be making excuses for terrorists and hating America?
Wonderful story! Thanks, Rat!
Probably so, but that wouldn't make it so. I do think the Iraqis have hope. I have been particulary glad to see the lack of protests against the U.S. After some of these blasts. I have half expected some Iraqis to say, "Enough already!" and ask the U.S. to leave.
They seem to think the terrorists are real jackasses. Either that or I'm buying the propaganda hook line and sinker.
I agree.
IF the Iraqis don't rat out the terrorists opinions are cheap and just that, opinions. Meaningless.
Support the US troops you Iraqis or face a momentous downfall.
BTTT!!!!!!!
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