CNN HEADLINE!! WTF

[funkybutt]

Iraqis polled: War did more harm than good but worth itt


what the hell kind of headline is that??? is it just me?

[belladonna]

1. Got a link to that? N/T

[progressiveBadger]

2. Sounds like confusion

So we ARE spreading american culture to the freedom loving Iraqis!

[tom_paine]

8. Sounds Like Totalitarian Propaganda 101

One of the sub-rules is also to create confusion, as much confusion as possible.

[LittleApple81]

LOL!!!!! But they don't say worth it for whom. Halliburton laughing its

way to the bank.

[arcane1]

3. they had some Gallup dumbass on there earlier

first he said that this sample shows the same results as it would had they polled every single person in Iraq :eyes: then went on to list off a few items, many were kind of contradictory. Most said they would be safer if the US left immediately, but most also said the US should leave immediately.

useless info they are trying to spin to make it look like Fallujah is just a wild keg party :grr:

[Goldmund]

4. It isn't just you.

That is an obvious contradiction.

[loudsue]

5. CNN must have looked under every rock to find the guy they polled

for that tidbit!

:kick:

[MissMarple]

6. Nothing about this entire Enterprise is simple or straight forward.

I'm guessing it depends on which Iraqis and on which day you ask them.

[sadiesworld]

15. Exactly.

I am guessing that the war/occupation is a real mixed bag for the Iraqis (although I doubt the # of flower-throwers is increasing). On the other hand, it is a no-win for American troops and taxpayers.

[BlueEyedSon]

7. Hectic spinning

Maybe they asked Arab-speaking Iraqis the poll questions in English....

[Cocoa]

9. two separate questions

bad headline.

One question mentioned getting rid of Saddam, the other was more vague.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.poll/index.html

[AndyP]

10. yeah I saw that

an overwhelming 61% of them think it was a good idea to get rid of Sadam. Sweet

[BlueEyedSon]

12. overwhelming? If he was such a menace, why are 40%

not convinced?

[flamingyouth]

11. Here's a link to the article

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.poll/index.html

But the headline quoted by funkybutt is just up on their home page, http://www.cnn.com

[MissMarple]

14. And here's a little snip.

Talk about contradictions.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Nearly half the Iraqis polled in a survey conducted primarily in March and early April said they believed the U.S.-led war had done more harm than good, but 61 percent of respondents said Saddam Hussein's ouster made it worth any hardships.

The CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll showed conflicted feelings among Iraqis over the war and its impact at the time of the survey.

Most interviews were done between March 22 and April 9 -- before the latest flare-up of violence that brought some of the deadliest fighting since the end of major combat nearly a year ago.

[meegbear]

13. Please edit your subject line

LBN stories are required to state the story subject in subject line.

[Moderator]

16. Please repost with correct headline and link