Thursday, April 29, 2004

52% of Iraqis belive attacks on coalition troops can be justified.

Say a newish opinion poll from CNN.

Conducted mainly before the recent flare-up in violence:

Thirty-three percent of those polled said the war had done more good than harm, while 46 percent said it had done more harm than good.

Forty-two percent said Iraq was better off because of the war, while 39 percent said it was worse off. Given the sampling error, those figures indicated a dead heat.

Asked about when they wanted U.S. and British forces to leave, 57 percent chose immediately, as in the next few months, the poll said; 36 percent said troops should stay longer.

However, when asked wether the ousting of Saddam was worth it, 61% said it was. 28% said it was not, while 9 percent said they were not sure.