>This is what I meant when I said the most important (in fact the only
>important) figure in the poll of Iraqi responses to the occupation was
>that the determined resistance was over 10%. As long as that figure
>stays over 10%, the Occupation doesn't stand a chance of establishing
>order. (Though it seems that the U.S. may have accomplished a minor
>miracle of uniting Sunni & Shiite as Iraqi.
>
>I have never said that polls were inaccurate or bullshit.
Burkholder of Gallup said that the near-20% support for attacks on U.S. troops was a sign of real trouble for the occupation - and that was last fall, when things were a lot calmer.
Doug