Posted on 04/27/2007 10:11:48 PM PDT by melt
WASHINGTON -- Most Muslims want US military forces out of the Middle East and Islamic countries and many agree with Al Qaeda's goals, if not its tactics, suggested a public opinion poll conducted in Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
"Most respondents have mixed feelings about Al Qaeda," said a statement of the study's findings, conducted by the Washington-based nonprofit group WorldPublicOpinion.org and the University of Maryland.
"Large majorities agree with many of its goals, but believe that terrorist attacks on civilians are contrary to Islam."
An average of 74 percent of all those polled agreed with the goal of "push[ing] the US to remove its bases and military forces from all Islamic countries," said the poll.
A full 91 percent of Egyptians and 69 percent of Moroccans said they approved of attacks against US soldiers in Iraq, while 61 percent of Indonesians disapproved. Pakistanis appeared divided on the matter, with 31 percent for such attacks and 33 percent against.
The survey found similar responses with regard to US forces in Afghanistan and the Gulf.
At least 70 percent or more in all four countries supported the goals of "stand[ing] up to Americans and affirm[ing] the dignity of the Islamic people," and "pressur[ing] the United States not to favor Israel," it said.
Those polled were asked whether they thought certain ideas were the goals of Al Qaeda or groups inspired by the Osama Bin Laden-led militant network, and then asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed, somewhat or strongly, with those goals.
Most agreed that Al Qaeda goals included requiring a strict application of Sharia (Muslim) law in every Islamic country, pushing US military forces out of all Islamic countries, and keeping Western values out of Islamic countries - and most were supportive of those aims.
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It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter degradation of the Arab women are the outstanding causes for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have been developing.
-General George S. Patton
No surprise here.
The religion of ignorance wants us dead.
“An average of 74 percent of all those polled agreed with the goal of “push[ing] the US to remove its bases and military forces from all Islamic countries,”
And 100% of Democrats agree.
One has to wonder why they want us out so bad? It can only be for two reasons: first, to secure the control of the Middle East oilfields for themselves in order to finance their Global Jihad and to be able to use oil as a weapon and second, to finally once and for all kill and destroy Israel.
Of course, they inevitably will use their newly acquired economic leverage over us to exercise hegemony over the entire infidel world by using oil as a weapon in order to weaken us and at the same level the playing field. It should be obvious that we cant afford to let the Middle East oilfields to simply fall into their grasp, because it would give them way too much leverage over us.
“At least 70 percent or more in all four countries supported the goals of “standing up to Americans and affirming the dignity of the Islamic people”
Is this how the question was actually worded? I’ve seen some leading poll questions in my life, but what kind of muslim would actually say they DON’T want the dignity of Islamic people respected? Yikes!
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