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2003-04-29 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-29 11:52 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 First Iraqi opinion poll, by NDTV (New Delhi TV?) froma India Express, via Andrew Sullivan.

"Was the US war to remove Saddam correct?
â¢ RIGHT: 54
â¢ WRONG: 32

Should US troops stay on to rebuild Iraq
â¢ GO BACK: 52
â¢ STAY ON: 43"

Summary
32% would have preferred we not invade (either pro-Saddam or the Salaam Pax position - against both Saddam and invasion)
43% are glad we invaded and want us to stay
19 to 25% are glad we invaded, but want us to leave now.
32% sounds like the Sunni Arabs, plus a small minority of Shiites.
43% are the Kurds and about a third of Shia.
19-25% is the rest of the Shiites.

Likely that these numbers could shift in favor of US presence, if living conditions improve, and as we make clear shift to Iraqi governance.
Or could get worse if there are too many occupation incidents, or we mishandle political process.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-29 12:10:29|| 2003-04-29 12:10:29|| Front Page Top

#2 If we get numbers that good now, when all the electricity's not yet back on and there's no civil administration in place, they're gonna love us six months from now.

If the figs can be trusted...

Posted by Fred 2003-04-29 13:00:17|| 2003-04-29 13:00:17|| Front Page Top

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