>Doug wrote:
>>joanna bujes wrote:
>>
>>>Dog almighty, I sure do loathe polls. When exactly did the idea of
>>>polls replace the idea of democracy?
>>>
>>>Why do leftists bother to quote them? Fuck polls.
>>
>>Uh, there is no democracy in Iraq right now, and this is the
>>closest approximation we've got to a picture of what Iraqis are
>>thinking. Does that matter to you?
>
>An excellent approximation would be the number of places
>where the new "national" flag can escape burning without
>a 24/7 US color guard. As to that poll, look at the"suggested"
>response cited in the original posting:
>"emphasize the need for the continued presence of coalition forces in Iraq."
>Could a poll question be more loaded?
The poll paints a picture of considerable hostility to the U.S., and support for attacks on U.S. troops - this, though we were assured by Yoshie & Co. that such surveys were completely unreliable because of fear of reprisal. And you're still fulminating about a loaded poll?
Doug