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re: All right. The bloody point.

I think there are valid points being made on both sides of the discussion. The Iraqis, in general, seem to want the coalition to fold up its tents and go home. But the matter of how they are coming to that opinion, what influences are playing out on the population, isn't moot.

And even though they may want us to go, there's this:

5.1 How about you and your family, would you say are much better off, somewhat better off, somewhat worse off, or much worse off than you were before the U.S. and British invasion? [READ OUT. ACCEPT SINGLE ANSWER]
Much better off 14%
Somewhat better off 37
About the same 25
Somewhat worse off 15
Much worse off 10
Don’t know 1
Refused


So amid all the damning and cursing of the coalition, it seems a good number of Iraqis feel the post-invasion period has offered improvements in their lives. It's probably not surprising to see some apparently contradictory opinions.

That the vast majority of Iraqis claim to have had no personal contact with American forces, and get most of their information either from regional tv or hear-say is probably important to know.

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