Liberals like to tell us that Iraq is in a Civil War. The London Times tells us that Iraqis think otherwise. Here are some of their findings in a recent well-respected, well-done poll:
27% – Think there is a civil war in Iraq
61% – Don’t think there is a civil war in Iraq
66% – Believe military operations underway right now will disarm all militias
33% – Believe otherwise
From the article:
The 400 interviewers who fanned out across Iraq last month found that the sense of security felt by Baghdad residents had significantly improved since polling carried out before the US announced in January that it was sending in a “surge” of more than 20,000 extra troops.
(Side note: I wonder what will happen to the poll-governing Republicans that opposed Bush’s troop surge?)
Somehow I have an easier time believing regular Iraqis who actually live in Iraq than academic (read: unattached to the real world) liberals who reside in the U.S.
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2 Responses
March 19th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Interesting.
A close friend of mine just finished a tour of duty with the 101st Airborne, specifically assigned to counter the insurgents. His take? We’d need to be there for a generation, till the kids (who love the Americans) grow up with a new paradigm and take leadership of the country. Currently, ethnic/religious groups are fighting each other for the upper hand.
March 26th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Iraq must not get the History Channel.
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