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Current Events

Latest poll from Iraq. Or Baghdad, to be precise.

Again, mostly encouraging, but with some negative bits (Chirac??)

After five months of foreign military occupation and the ouster of Saddam Hussein, nearly two-thirds of Baghdad residents believe that the removal of the Iraqi dictator has been worth the hardships they have been forced to endure, a new Gallup poll shows.

Despite the systemic collapse of government and civic institutions, a wave of looting and violence, and shortages of water and electricity, 67 percent of 1,178 Iraqis told a Gallup survey team that within five years, their lives would be better than before the American and British invasion

Only 8 percent of those queried said they believed that their lives would be worse off as a result of the military campaign to remove Mr. Hussein and his
Baath Party leadership from power.


Unfortunately, Gallup's own analysis requires a subscription, so I don't know any more details on questions and answers, which would be very useful.

Other polls have ranged a bit farther. A Zogby poll from several areas is discussed in this article.

Details of the Zogby poll can be found here.

Generally speaking, about two-thirds of Iraqis surveyed think the war was worth it, although they are naturally still concerned about many issues. Any politician getting this high a rating would think he was a huge success.

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