7 Facts Bush and Lieberman Don’t Want You to Know About Iraq
Tom Dispatch provides 7 fact about America’s favorite occupied country and draws some painful conclusions from them.
As it becomes more widely known, this information will strengthen the public’s will to disengage from Iraq. One of the conclusions drawn by Michael Schwartz, who researched the 7 facts, is that the occupation is driving the insurgency. We are making things worse by staying there.
Let’s try to make things better by getting out. According to a CNN poll (among others), the American public seems to heading toward that conclusion:
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“Do you think the U.S. should withdraw SOME troops from Iraq by the end of the year, or do you think the U.S. should keep the SAME NUMBER of troops in Iraq through the end of the year?” If “Withdraw”: “Do you think the U.S. should withdraw ALL troops from Iraq by the end of the year, or do you think the U.S. should keep SOME troops in Iraq through the end of the year?” Half sample, MoE ± 4.5 |
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Withdraw Some |
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8/2-3/06 |
26 | 35 | 34 | 5 | Â | |
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“Which comes closer to your view about U.S. troops in Iraq? The U.S. should set a timetable for withdrawal by announcing that it will remove all of its troops from Iraq by a certain date. The U.S. should keep troops in Iraq as long as necessary without setting any timetable for withdrawal.” Options rotated. Half sample, MoE ± 4.5. |
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| Timetable | No Timetable | Unsure | Â | Â | ||
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8/2-3/06 |
57 | 40 | 4 | Â | Â | |
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6/14-15/06 |
53 | 41 | 6 | Â | Â | |
