71 Percent Of Iraqis Want U.S. Forces To Withdraw Within A Year

RASTAMAN · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 05:38 PM

New Poll: 71 Percent Of Iraqis Want U.S. Forces To Withdraw Within A Year

The Program on International Policy Attitudes released a new poll on Iraqi public opinion today which finds that seven in ten Iraqis want US-led forces to commit to withdraw within a year. Moreover, an overwhelming majority believes that the US military presence in Iraq is provoking more conflict than it is preventing. The poll was conducted during the first week of September. Here are some of its key findings:

– A large majority of Iraqis–71%–say they would like the Iraqi government to ask for US-led forces to be withdrawn from Iraq within a year or less. Given four options, 37 percent take the position that they would like US-led forces withdrawn “within six months,” while another 34 percent opt for “gradually withdraw[ing] US-led forces according to a one-year timeline.”

– Support for attacks against US-led forces has increased sharply to 61 percent (27% strongly, 34% somewhat). This represents a 14-point increase from January 2006, when only 47 percent of Iraqis supported attacks.

– More broadly, 79 percent of Iraqis say that the US is having a negative influence on the situation in Iraq, with just 14 percent saying that it is having a positive influence.

– Asked “If the US made a commitment to withdraw from Iraq according to a timeline, do you think this would strengthen the Iraqi government, weaken it, or have no effect either way?” 53 percent said that it would strengthen the government, while just 24 percent said it would weaken the government.

– Asked what effect it would have “if US-led forces withdraw from Iraq in the next six months,” 58 percent overall say that violence would decrease (35% a lot, 23% a little).

cat's meow · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 05:51 PM

Hmmm...yep...what do the Iraqis really want?

mlurp · #3 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 01:08 AM

Why not ask the troops........... simple. But that won't change a thing the Machiavellians have created a real bad situation here. And the Lord, will use this situation to His avantage.

noneof yourbusiness · #4 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 01:24 AM

Common chrisitan...your flase idol will use the muder of children to his advantage. In his war against his own creation?

Jim Jones is that you?

Smitty0311 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 07:52 AM

I want American troops out in one year! But not before Iraq is sustainable!

noneof yourbusiness · #6 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 08:02 AM

Your smoking crack..patreous is a toady.

Skinny Fatts · #7 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 12:54 PM

Then de-fund the war. Period. Quit grandstanding and DO IT.

mlurp · #8 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by noneof yourbusiness

Common chrisitan...your flase idol will use the muder of children to his advantage. In his war against his own creation?

Jim Jones is that you?

You might be wrong and then what clown suit will you be using for the judgement?

bluedog · #9 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 10:56 PM

That's like asking the population of this country if they want the illegals to leave? Anyone with any common sense wants to be the master of their fate, but we have learned from the liberals....as we just happen to know what indeed is best for them, like they know whats best for all of us. We should just drop a whole regiment of ACLU lawyers into Baghdad, they would have them lap dancing, snorting coke, hooking, gambling, watching porn....the whole country would be taken care of with "extreme prejudice"....when the ACLU came to law down the law...or lack thereof. Fundamental Islam would be taken care of in nothing flat....hell look what they have done to our Christian nation in a little of half a century....with Iraq being slightly larger than California, the ACLU would have them child molesting in nothing flat. BD

cat's meow · #10 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bluedog

That's like asking the population of this country if they want the illegals to leave? Anyone with any common sense wants to be the master of their fate, but we have learned from the liberals....as we just happen to know what indeed is best for them, like they know whats best for all of us. We should just drop a whole regiment of ACLU lawyers into Baghdad, they would have them lap dancing, snorting coke, hooking, gambling, watching porn....the whole country would be taken care of with "extreme prejudice"....when the ACLU came to law down the law...or lack thereof. Fundamental Islam would be taken care of in nothing flat....hell look what they have done to our Christian nation in a little of half a century....with Iraq being slightly larger than California, the ACLU would have them child molesting in nothing flat. BD

Wow, you really did manage again to divert the thread into something that has nothing to do with the subject at hand. Congratulations!