From BOTW; A new Gallup poll of Baghdad residents suggests that denizens of the Iraqi capital are considerably more pro-American than Democratic primary voters. The poll "found that 71 percent of the capital city's residents felt U.S. troops should not leave in the next few months," the Associated Press reports."The biggest surprise," the AP adds, "may have been the public's reaction to the questioners: Almost everyone responded to the pollsters' questions, with some pleading for a chance to give their opinions."
Consider also that Baghdad is in the infamous "Sunni Triangle" and thus home to a higher percentage of Baath loyalists than other regions, where the percentages of those opposing a quick U.S. exit is no doubt higher.
Posted by dan at October 14, 2003 08:12 PM