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Originally Posted by ebusinesstutor
I think your assumption that the invasion of Iraq was welcomed by its citizens is flawed.
Here is a poll done by Time where they interviewed 1,711 Iraqis which might paint a more realistic picture.
Some extracted numbers.
60% say US & Allies have done a bad job in Iraq.
65% say they oppose US troops in the country.
Some did say things are better, but not the overwhelming positive response you were hoping for.
While their life may be improved, it is a fallacy to think that most citizens who live in dictatorships want America to invade and change the country to be more like them.
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A couple things need to be pointed out here:
1) 1,711 respondents in a country the size of Iraq (especially when you consider the difference in answers you get between the different groups) doesn't sound to me to be a large sample size.
2) More importantly, the poll you site is from 2005.
I'm not saying I know how Iraqis feel (individually or within the different groups) one way or the other, but I don't think you'll get a real picture of what the Iraqis think by looking at a poll from 2005, when things there were very different.