BLOG: WHAT IRAQIS WANT

[yurbud]

I'm putting together a blog with any polls of Iraqis and the Arab world about the war. I've got a couple of things from Zogby I haven't put up yet.

If you have anything you think I should add, let me know.

What Iraqis Want

http://whatiraqiswant.blogspot.com/

[sirjohn]

1. A decent life, peace, security, hope...?

Everything we all want. Same species.

[yurbud]

3. yep--some people need to see the stats to figure that out

[Douglas Carpenter]

2. some polls on Iraqi public opinion

Thanks. I'm glad someone is thinking about this. I posted this on a different thread last night

link:

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m17469&date=05-nov-2005_03:0...

"Some polls have asked Iraqis specifically about the presence of U.S. troops, and guess what: they want us to leave. A February poll by the U.S. military, cited by the Brookings Institution, found that 71 percent of Iraqis "oppose the presence of Coalition Forces in Iraq." This poll was taken only in urban areas, but others have found much the same sentiment. According to a January 2005 poll by Abu Dhabi TV/Zogby International, 82 percent of Sunni Arabs and 69 percent of Shiite Arabs favor the withdrawal of U.S. troops either immediately or after an elected government is in place."

and this one is a from the British Ministry of Defense

link

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/23/wirq23.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/10/23/ixportaltop.html

"Forty-five per cent of Iraqis believe attacks against British and American troops are justified - rising to 65 per cent in the British-controlled Maysan province;

• 82 per cent are "strongly opposed" to the presence of coalition troops;

• less than one per cent of the population believes coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security;

• 67 per cent of Iraqis feel less secure because of the occupation;

• 43 per cent of Iraqis believe conditions for peace and stability have worsened;

• 72 per cent do not have confidence in the multi-national forces."