Poll: Most Americans Not In Iraq

Scrappleface ^ | 9/23/05 | Scott Ott

[StoneGiant]

September 23, 2005

Poll: Most Americans Not In Iraq
by Scott Ott


(2005-09-23) -- Hours after a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll revealed that fewer than half of respondents believe the U.S. can win the war in Iraq, a second survey showed that more than 99 percent of Americans are not in Iraq, and almost as many form opinions about the war based exclusively on what they learn from CNN, USA Today and other news organizations.

Of the 818 Americans telephoned by pollsters, according to an unnamed Gallup spokesman, roughly zero percent are currently stationed in Iraq, where about 150,000 U.S. troops spend their days providing security, hunting down terrorists, training Iraqi police and soldiers and rebuilding schools, water systems and other infrastructure elements.

Almost 97 percent of those surveyed answered "strongly agree" to the statement: "Every single thing I know about U.S. efforts in Iraq, I learned from news reports in the mainstream media."

Of those people, the vast majority said they believe U.S. troops spend their days "driving around in Humvees, trying to detonate improvised explosive devices with their tires."

A unnamed CNN reporter, stationed in a Green Zone hotel lounge in Baghdad, said the new surveys "simply reinforce what I've known for two years -- the war in Iraq is unwinnable. For some reason, America seems to have lost her will to fight for freedom."

 

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LOL.

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I love scrappleface. This is good, but not their best.

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a second survey showed that more than 99 percent of Americans are not in Iraq

Oh my gosh! Where do you suppose all those Americans are?!?

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Author "Scott Ott" ought not

[Wiz]

Well, those people who think it cannot be won are brainwashed by the left media. These are idiots who don't know what is going on in Iraq, and the fact that the terrorists have begun to colapse with the evidence of decline in attacks. The government of Iraq announced 55% of decrease in attacks in recent weeks, in north western region, IED strikes decreased 20% in recent months, more than 1000 terrorists captured in August, 157 terrorists killed in operations of Tal Afar while 683 were also captured in the operation, fewer killed American troops and fewer killed Iraqi security force members killed in September compared to recent months. Even a kid can imagine that the coalition force is winning. It seems that CNN doesn't have any good information collecting capabilities with a blind man in Baghdad who is a chicken to get out and only collects useless information aka baseless rumors within his hotel room.

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A unnamed CNN reporter, stationed in a Green Zone hotel lounge in Baghdad


That pretty well sinks any credibility.