Democratic Underground: How Can we Know That Iraqis are REALLY Against Being Terrorized?

A hypothetical: Your fellow citizens are being randomly targeted by suicide bombers and snipers as they go about their lives. None of you are obviously inciting this violence; you are simply targets. A pollster asks if you support the terrorists that are killing your friends and neighbors.

Of course you don't.

A recent poll in Iraq shows Iraqis do not support the terrorists launching attacks in their country, Defense Department officials speaking on background said here today.

However, officials said, the poll also shows that Iraqis want foreign troops to leave the country. An Iraqi company conducted the poll between July 12 and 17.

The poll - done as part of the Tips Hotline number campaign - was conducted in Baghdad, Basrah, Salah Ad-Din, Najaf, Diyala and Irbil. More than 1,200 Iraqis answered the questions.

An overwhelming number of Iraqis say there is no justification for attacks on Iraqi civilians, Iraqi security forces or Iraqi public service infrastructure. A total of 94 percent of Iraqis say there is no excuse for attacks on Iraqi security forces, 97 percent say there is no justification for attacking civilians, and 97 percent are against attacks on infrastructure.

Q: What kind of idiot would think that you would like to be terrorized?

A: The kind of idiot you find at the Democratic Underground:

These are odd figures. What's the last real poll you heard of that had 90+% of anyone in agreement? 97, in fact, must be within the margin of error, making it possible the total is 100%. That sounds more like one of Saddam's pretend elections in which he was elected president by 100% of Iraqis.

97% say there is no justification for attacks on infrastructure? I don't think you could even get that in the US.

Even without knowing the source (who is clearly biased), this poll reads like propoganda. It's amazing to me that anyone in this country buys into this stuff.

Of course it is amazing, little liberal. Iraqi citizens are supposed to enjoy having their children blown apart, aren't they? Why, who in their right mind wouldn't want the rampant chaos of a hunted police force, or the medical wonders performed in a bombed out hospital?

Why, this poll must have been rigged, and conducted under the threat of torture by American soldiers:

Was a tank in front of the house when they asked this? Were they on the floor with their hands cuffed behind their back? Maybe they tortured them. These numbers are even less reliable than the ones that say 42% of Americans think WarCriminal is doing a fine job.

Yes, this is your base, Howard Dean. These are the people that "represent out troops" with you, Cindy Sheehan. It just makes you proud to be a Democrat doesn't it?