Why not ask the people who will be there after we slink away?


About 70% of Iraqis believe security has deteriorated in the area covered by the US military “surge”.


About 70% of Iraqis believe security has deteriorated in the area covered by the US military “surge” of the past six months, an opinion poll suggests.

The survey by the BBC, ABC News and NHK of more than 2,000 people across Iraq also suggests that nearly 60% see attacks on US-led forces as justified.

The poll suggests that the overall mood in Iraq is as negative as it has been since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Between 67% and 70% of the Iraqis polled believe the surge has hampered conditions for political dialogue, reconstruction and economic development.

Only 29% think things will get better in the next year, compared to 64% two years ago.

If you’d like to read the poll in full, click here [748k .pdf]. You’ll be ahead of your Congresscritter.

Posted: Tue - September 11, 2007 at 10:30 AM