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Majority of Iraqis Endorse Election and Show Optimism
World Public Opinion ^ | March 27th, 2006 | World Public Opinion

Posted on 03/27/2006 7:13:04 PM PST by george76

The majority of Iraqis overall view the recent parliamentary elections as valid, are optimistic that their country is going in the right direction and feel that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein has been worth the costs.

Sunnis, on the other hand...

The poll was conducted for WorldPublicOpinion.org by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland and was fielded by KA Research Limited...

Among the Shia and Kurds optimism is even higher.

Seventy-six percent of Kurds and 84% of Shia say they think the country is headed in the right direction.

the ethnic divisions are very sharp.

Ninety-eight percent of Shia and 91% of Kurds say the hardships were worth it, while 83% of Sunnis say they were not.

(Excerpt) Read more at worldpublicopinion.org ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush; elections; hussein; iraq; iraqielection; islam; koran; kurds; optimism; pollsiniraq; saddam; saddamhussein; shia; sunnis; terrorism; waronterror; wot
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To: groovejedi
and he ain't doin it..

Yes, he is. Why can't you follow current events?

21 posted on 03/28/2006 6:59:42 AM PST by Coop (FR= a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: Coop

let's see some of that then!!!?.... I keep up with current events quite a bit, maybe I don't spend all day at FR knocking everyone else's posts like some other people here, but it is a blog isn't it? and I'm a freeper/lurker mostly and I'm entitled to type soemthing and post it, whether you like or not! so like I accidently typed to myself earlier... "zzz" yourself! :) lol get a grip!


22 posted on 03/28/2006 7:02:02 AM PST by groovejedi
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To: groovejedi
Your "get a grip" barb was especially effective at the end of your hysterical rant.

Since you spend so much time here reading and lurking, I obviously don't need to show you how often the President and his Administration refute his critics. I mean, since you're so well read and all (not to mention emotionally grounded).

23 posted on 03/28/2006 7:06:50 AM PST by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: george76

So the Sunnis are something like the Democrats here?


24 posted on 03/28/2006 7:08:51 AM PST by pleikumud
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To: Coop

My goodness... Someone forgot their medication this morning. Since I didn't forget mine, I'll forgive your crappy attitude... If you know it all, then lets here some of this famous refutiation against all these critics, because I have not seen much... and if the Pres. is doing such a great job of fighting back, then why is his poll numbers at 39 or so percent? Cause he aint fighting back...and the sheepole alwasy follow what they here the most...


25 posted on 03/28/2006 7:10:19 AM PST by groovejedi
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To: george76

great news.

thanks for posting


26 posted on 03/28/2006 7:10:42 AM PST by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: groovejedi

Okay and I'll admit, my typing is spelling wrong what my mind is thinking.. so please forgive the spelling errors.


27 posted on 03/28/2006 7:11:28 AM PST by groovejedi
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To: groovejedi
...but it is a blog isn't it?

Nope.

28 posted on 03/28/2006 7:12:12 AM PST by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: george76
Ninety-eight percent of Shia and 91% of Kurds say the hardships were worth it, while 83% of Sunnis say they were not.

In comparison with the Shiites, the Sunnis are the bad guys. They're more fundamentalist than the Shiites. And since they're in the minority, this can be considered good news. But the polarization of the two sides doesn't bode well for national unity.

29 posted on 03/28/2006 7:12:31 AM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: wallcrawlr

it's not?


30 posted on 03/28/2006 7:15:28 AM PST by groovejedi
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To: groovejedi

We've already covered your ignorance of current events. And your "crappy attitude" barb is equally as effective as your "get a grip" comment. :-D


31 posted on 03/28/2006 7:15:57 AM PST by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: george76
Thanks for posting this good news.

There also seems to be a little matter of WMD's actually having been in Iraq (so, GW was correct), according to this guy mentioned here. I heard him speak about this last night on the Daily Show in a recent repeat episode.
32 posted on 03/28/2006 7:19:46 AM PST by summer
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To: Coop

Hi Coop. I meant to also ping you on my post #32 :)


33 posted on 03/28/2006 7:20:17 AM PST by summer
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To: Coop

You tell everyone here of my ognorance of curretn events. You have yet to say anything substantive about this thread other cut me down... got anything worth talking about other than my ignorance? or is that a cover up?


34 posted on 03/28/2006 7:21:56 AM PST by groovejedi
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To: groovejedi

Some threads on the forum may be blog-ish but it aint a blog.


35 posted on 03/28/2006 7:21:58 AM PST by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: summer

Hi Summer, hope all is well down your way. :-)


36 posted on 03/28/2006 7:25:54 AM PST by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Coop

Well, Coop, I see you're this angry at everyone ou've posted to this morning, so I don't feel as stupid now... You jsut like to cut people down on every thread you've see the oppurtunity, but none of you're posts had anythign of substance in them, only cut-downs and references to other people's stupidity and ignorance... dang I thought I was special... Wanna meet in the parking lot after school? /sarc. yo and "get a grip!!!! :) lol see the humor...huh... huh.... see it see it? try real hard Coop, try, i know you have it in you, I've seen you psot for a long time.... c'mon


37 posted on 03/28/2006 7:28:25 AM PST by groovejedi
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To: Coop
All's well. Hope the same for you. :)

BTW, was that info I linked to above about the WMD's ever posted on FR? I was so surprised to see that guy say that last night.
38 posted on 03/28/2006 7:31:29 AM PST by summer
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To: groovejedi

busy trying to degrade someone else at the moment I guess, I think I bored him....


39 posted on 03/28/2006 7:32:11 AM PST by groovejedi
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To: groovejedi
Weren't you supposed to include "get a grip!" at the end of your objective, emotion-free lecture rant?
40 posted on 03/28/2006 7:33:51 AM PST by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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