[lbo-talk] AP: Poll shows most Iraqis want US to leave

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 16 08:22:48 PDT 2004


Poll of Iraqis Reveals Anger Toward U.S.

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By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) is fond of telling Americans they have liberated Iraq (news - web sites) and that the country's future generations will be thankful. The current generation, however, overwhelmingly views U.S. forces as occupiers and wishes they would just leave, according to a poll commissioned by the administration.

The poll, requested by the Coalition Provisional Authority last month but not released to the American public, found more than half of Iraqis surveyed believed both that they'd be safer without U.S. forces and that all Americans behave like the military prison guards pictured in the Abu Ghraib abuse photos.

The survey, obtained by The Associated Press, also found radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is surging in popularity as he leads an insurrection against U.S.-led forces, but would still be a distant finisher in an election for Iraqi president.

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