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| Iraqi poll shock hits US, UK |
| 2005-10-23 |
| A British newspaper reported on Saturday that an opinion poll shows 45% of Iraqis believe attacks against American and British troops are justified. The study was commissioned by Britain's ministry of defence and reveals that fewer than one percent of Iraqis believe US-led coalition forces have helped improved security in Iraq, The Sunday Telegraph reported. A spokesperson for the Mministry of defence had no immediate comment on the report, which appeared in early editions of the paper published late Saturday. He declined to comment on whether the ministry had commissioned the poll. He spoke on condition of anonymity, as is customary with British government officials. The study was conducted by an Iraqi university research team, The Sunday Telegraph reported, without identifying the university. The paper didn't say how many people were questioned or give a margin of error. But it reported that the survey showed 82% of Iraqis "strongly opposed" the presence of coalition troops in their country and 67% felt less secure because of the US-led occupation. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #15 It's decaf for you, from now on, Vlad!!! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-23 23:46 |
| #14 Deny! Deny! Deny! On September 17, 2001, I predicted that the dypso, oil-patch, religious crackpot would blow the counter-terror war. What have we got? Islamofascists - including the Koranimal who dynamited the giant Buddhas - now control the Afghan Parliament. Will jihad training begin in earnest, shortly after countless billions of US dollars have been poured into that demographic cesspool? As for Iraq, al-Sadr runs a 10,000 member army under the nose of the so-called "occupiers." The death site of an American soldier is a party site for Iraqi pigs. And now this disgusting poll. What exactly are you near sighted know-nothings cheerleading for? |
| Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-23 23:30 |
| #13 Deny! Deny! Deny! On September 17, 2001, I predicted that the dypso, oil-patch, religious crackpot would blow the counter-terror war. What have we got? Islamofascists - including the Koranimal who dynamited the giant Buddhas - now control the Afghan Parliament. Will jihad training begin in earnest, shortly after countless billions of US dollars have been poured into that demographic cesspool? As for Iraq, al-Sadr runs a 10,000 member army under the nose of the so-called "occupiers." The death site of an American soldier is a party site for Iraqi pigs. And now this disgusting poll. What exactly are you near sighted know-nothings cheerleading for? |
| Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-23 23:30 |
| #12 Deny! Deny! Deny! On September 17, 2001, I predicted that the dypso, oil-patch, religious crackpot would blow the counter-terror war. What have we got? Islamofascists - including the Koranimal who dynamited the giant Buddhas - now control the Afghan Parliament. Will jihad training begin in earnest, shortly after countless billions of US dollars have been poured into that demographic cesspool? As for Iraq, al-Sadr runs a 10,000 member army under the nose of the so-called "occupiers." The death site of an American soldier is a party site for Iraqi pigs. And now this disgusting poll. What exactly are you near sighted know-nothings cheerleading for? |
| Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-23 23:29 |
| #11 Deny! Deny! Deny! On September 17, 2001, I predicted that the dypso, oil-patch, religious crackpot would blow the counter-terror war. What have we got? Islamofascists - including the Koranimal who dynamited the giant Buddhas - now control the Afghan Parliament. Will jihad training begin in earnest, shortly after countless billions of US dollars have been poured into that demographic cesspool? As for Iraq, al-Sadr runs a 10,000 member army under the nose of the so-called "occupiers." The death site of an American soldier is a party site for Iraqi pigs. And now this disgusting poll. What exactly are you near sighted know-nothings cheerleading for? |
| Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-23 23:28 |
| #10 I was going to post this article last night with all the usual journalistic caveats, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. There were so many gaping holes in its methodology (a thousand thanks, Rantburg) whereby I felt obliged to refrain. My own surmise was merely that about half of Iraq's population needs to die. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-23 13:58 |
| #9 I am shocked! Shocked! Shocked anyone would believe this horse crap. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2005-10-23 10:56 |
| #8 Well, even they admit over half Iraqis DON'T believe attacks against American and British troops are justified. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2005-10-23 10:55 |
| #7 Probably done with the same care in sampling and margin of error as the Lancet report. |
| Posted by: Slimble Sholulet1097 2005-10-23 10:15 |
| #6 Natural if you only survey in Ramadi. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2005-10-23 09:34 |
| #5 Without some idea of who was surveyed and what the questions were, this is just noise. Numbers without some context are simply propaganda. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-10-23 09:28 |
| #4 "The study was conducted by an Iraqi university research team, The Sunday Telegraph reported, without identifying the university. The paper didn't say how many people were questioned or give a margin of error." "But we did get the results we were seeking, this time. We're quite elated by the results, as you can see. As my granny used to tell me, 'Try, try, again!' Righty-o!" "Wha? Did we try to reconcile our black-hole poll with real-world observations such as those in the Michael Yon article? No, of course not, why would we do that? We're not reporters, we're journalists, silly. Don't forget to parrot our results! Tata!" |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-23 09:06 |
| #3 Given Arab and Muslim problems with the truth, causality, and reason, I am highly suspicious of any poll conducted by, commissioned by, or subcontracted out to (such as the Pew polls) Arabs or Muslims. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2005-10-23 09:02 |
| #2 God Bless the U.K and U.S.A USA A OK ! USA A OK ! USA A OK ! USA A OK ! USA A OK ! USA A OK ! USA A OK ! USA A OK ! USA A OK ! |
| Posted by: God Save The World AKA Oztralian 2005-10-23 07:37 |
| #1 The majority may agree with using terror tactics but we aren't running away. Enjoy the occupation. |
| Posted by: God Save The World AKA Oztralian 2005-10-23 07:36 |