Iraqi Americans sour on war

[greenman3610]

Iraqi-American support of war drops sharply
http://www.freep.com/news/locway/arab27e_20050627.htm

Iraqi American support for President George W. Bush's policies in Iraq has dropped sharply, according to a poll expected to be released today.

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The change in views is significant because Iraqi Americans were once some of Bush's biggest supporters among the region's Middle Eastern communities. In April 2003, Iraqi Americans jammed a hall in Dearborn to cheer Bush during a speech he delivered celebrating Iraqi freedom. A May 2003 poll by EPIC/MRA showed 72% of local Michigan Iraqis approved of Bush's handling of the war.


But now the mood has changed, according to a poll taken of 503 Arab Americans in Michigan. Among all Arab Americans, including Iraqis, 77% gave Bush a negative rating on the Iraq war. The poll was conducted June 13-22 by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA and has an error margin of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. The poll also showed that profiling continues to be a problem for many Arab Americans.

[Kolesar]

1. 72% positive to 77% negative--that's a HUGE swing

[hedda_foil]

2. Iraqi Americans talk to their families in Iraq.

They know what's going on better than we do, and it affects them much more deeply because it's their family members who are personally hurting.