Iraqis Optimistic
A Recent British opinion poll found Iraqis feeling good about their future.
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The survey of more than 5,000 Iraqis found the majority optimistic despite their suffering in sectarian violence since the American-led invasion four years ago this week. One in four Iraqis has had a family member murdered, says the poll by Opinion Research Business. In Baghdad, the capital, one in four has had a relative kidnapped and one in three said members of their family had fled abroad. But when asked whether they preferred life under Saddam, the dictator who was executed last December, or under Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, most replied that things were better for them today. Only 27% think there is a civil war in Iraq, compared with 61% who do not, according to the survey carried out last month. |
This a great sign and shows that what we're hearing over here may not be what is going on over there.
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"This a great sign and shows that what we're hearing over here may not be what is going on over there" That statement has more truth in it than you realize.
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March 19, 2007 01:37 AM
Update: British polls concerning how Iraqi's feel- Pessimism 'growing among Iraqis' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6464277.stm
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March 20, 2007 01:13 PM
I saw this late yesterday. An interesting dichotomy. Though the people polled is 60% less in the one you reference and really asks different questions.
This one is asking how lives compare to a few years ago and the one I posted asks more about life under Saddam. Interestingly enough, the one area where they intersect…is Iraq in a civil war…the polls agree, that a majority don’t believe it is.
Posted by: Ed Z | March 20, 2007 01:25 PM