Iraqi Opinion Poll

[RussSchultz]

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003991

Encouraging, at least.

Sorry for the registration requirements.

 

[Natoma]

This bit is what is crucial to me,

People age 18-29 are much more rosy about democracy than other Iraqis

Those are the people joining terrorist groups. Get them on board, and you cut the legs out from terrorism in a big way.

 

[RussSchultz]

Heh. When I first read what you said, I thought you were saying the people 18-29 who were rosy about democracy were the people joining terrorist groups.

And I was thinking w-t-f?

 

[Silent_One]

Our interviewers inquired whether Iraq should have an Islamic government, or instead let all people practice their own religion. Only 33% want an Islamic government; a solid 60% say no. A vital detail: Shiites (whom Western reporters frequently portray as self-flagellating maniacs) are least receptive to the idea of an Islamic government, saying no by 66% to 27%. It is only among the minority Sunnis that there is interest in a religious state, and they are split evenly on the question.

I considered this one of the most inportant parts of the interviews-a chance for some form of democratic government-not the fundamentalists.