Poll: 57% of Iraqis say they consider attacks on US soldiers acceptable

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jSYy1nYZ4rw1Eh5tLJULmyp_m66g

WASHINGTON (AP) — Overwhelming numbers of Iraqis say the U.S. troop buildup has worsened security and the prospects for economic and political progress in their country, according to a poll released Monday that provides a strikingly bleak appraisal of the war.

Forty-seven percent want American forces and their coalition allies to leave the country immediately, the survey showed, 12 percent more than said so in a March poll as the troop increase was beginning. And 57 percent — including nearly all Sunnis and half of Shiites — said they consider attacks on coalition forces acceptable, a slight increase over the past half year.

The poll, conducted by ABC News, Britain's BBC, and Japan's public broadcaster NHK, was released at the start of a critical week in the fight by Democrats trying to force President Bush to begin a withdrawal.

Seventy percent in the survey said they believe security has worsened where the added forces were sent, with another 11 percent saying the buildup has had no effect. Similar numbers said security in other parts of the country has deteriorated and that overall economic and political conditions have declined.

[babylonsister]

1. Can anyone blame them? Just look at what we've created. nt

[indepat]

4. Winning hearts and minds, one at a time

[Kelly Rupert]

2. This means that if we pull out, OVER HALF of Iraqis will follow us home to shoot at us!

There can be no other way to interpret this.

[NNN0LHI]

6. About half the Vietnamese thought killing US occupiers was hunky dory too

None of them ever came over here to shoot Americans after we left that I am aware of.

Don

[Kelly Rupert]

7. Here, I think I dropped this:

:sarcasm:

[NNN0LHI]

8. I need to get woke up here

Little after noon here and I am still yawning.

You got me good.

Wheres the coffee?

Don

[panader0]

3. I'm surprised it's not a lot higher

[emilyg]

9. Same here.

[skip fox]

5. More data on war, a file of links at DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1772973