New polls indicate that most Iraqis want US troops to leave Iraq, and generally see the presence of our forces as contributing to the country's instability. One would think this would be considered an important data point in the ongoing forward-looking Iraq debate. On the other hand, this polling is consistent with all the polls I've seen for years now and it seems to have had very little impact on people.
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Polling Iraq
27 Sep 2006 01:36 pm
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We'll leave when we defeat the majority Shia gov't which we've installed.
And not a second before.
And ponies?
We can't allow the wishes of the majority to interfere with our plans to establish democracy in Iraq.
What reason is there to think that either the desires or the interests of the Iraqis have anything to do with anythiong?
It is debatable whether elections run by an occupying power can be thought of as democratic. It is delusional to think that the representitives thusly chosen will reflect the will of the people more than the perceived desires of the occupying power.
Iraq's government is not a representitive democracy. It is an experiment in mass psychology. "What can I do to keep my elected position, and avoid pissing off the Americans so I don't get murdered by just anyone, but also avoid pissing off the powerful militias who could kill me despite American protection."
I think this comment at alicublog really sums it up best.
http://www.haloscan.com/comments/edroso/115919797484446592/#144879
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Heads in the Sand
Matt, I can't find your email address, so I'm leaving this here.
Re: Green Lantern Geopolitics, check this out:
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