Dr. James J. Zogby: US bends statistical data on Iraqi surveys

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Dr. James J. Zogby: US bends statistical data on Iraqi surveys

20-10-2003

Early in President Bush's recent public relations campaign to rebuild support for the US war effort in Iraq, Vice-President Cheney appeared on "Meet the Press." Attempting to make the case that the US was winning in Iraq, Cheney made the following observation:

There was a poll done, just random in the last week, first one I've seen carefully done; admittedly, it's a difficult area to poll in. Zogby International did it with American Enterprise magazine. But that's got very positive news in it in terms of the numbers it shows with respect to the attitudes to what Americans have done.

One of the questions it asked is: "If you could have any model for the kind of government you'd like to have" - and they were given five choices - "which would it be?" The US wins hands down. If you want to ask them do they want an Islamic government established, by 2:1 margins they say no, including the Shia population.

If you ask how long they want Americans to stay, over 60 per cent of the people polled said they want the US to stay for at least another year.

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[jamesinca]

1. They have always done this.

Russert did not call him on it either did he. If two people are in a race, the person who finished last could be said to have finished second and the person who won could be said to have finished second to last. That is all they have done,lots of spin. Technically correct, but misleading.

[TahitiNut]

2. This is not LBN.

As indicated in the URL and at the site, it's an Opinion piece. I'm moving this thread to E&OA.

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