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Here's the latest poll in Iraq, this time from Gallup in Baghdad.
It's had, of course, almost no coverage here. No doubt the findings are rather inconvenient, as they don't exactly fit in with the 'Iraq turning into Vietnam' thesis:
67% say Iraq will be better off five years from now than it was before liberation; only 8% say they expect to be worse off.
47% say the country is worse off now than before liberation; 33% say it's better off.
62% say ousting Saddam Hussein from power was worth the attendant hardships.
Half say the coalition authorities are doing a better job than a month ago; only 14% say they're doing a worse job.
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It's probably not had coverage over here because the findings don't fit anyone's agenda. 38% saying ousting Saddam wasn't worth the hardships, 67% thinking the country is no better off now than under Saddam, 43% thinking Iraq will be no better off in five years time than before liberation...
It might not support the "turning into Vietnam thesis", but it doesn't support the "dancing Iraqis in the streets " one, either.
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