Monday is the fourth anniversary of the Iraq War. I've been waiting breathlessly to see what stories we'll be deluged with to celebrate.
Despite what you have read in the MSM (and the left blogs who aren't linking to this poll) most Iraqis think life is getting better.
MOST Iraqis believe life is better for them now than it was under Saddam Hussein, according to a British opinion poll published today.
The survey of more than 5,000 Iraqis found the majority optimistic despite their suffering in sectarian violence since the American-led invasion four years ago this week.
One in four Iraqis has had a family member murdered, says the poll by Opinion Research Business. In Baghdad, the capital, one in four has had a relative kidnapped and one in three said members of their family had fled abroad. But when asked whether they preferred life under Saddam, the dictator who was executed last December, or under Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, most replied that things were better for them today.
Only 27% think there is a civil war in Iraq, compared with 61% who do not, according to the survey carried out last month.
By a majority of two to one, Iraqis believe military operations now under way will disarm all militias. More than half say security will improve after a withdrawal of multinational forces.
We haven't had much news out of Baghdad in the last few weeks since the surge began. It's been all Scooter Libby, a president firing political appointments, etc. I guess when there's no daily body count, the MSM can't find a story in Iraq.
Cross-posted at Common Sense Political Thought.
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