What percentage of Iraqis support President Bush's foreign policy?

Question

This is a two part question:

Have we ever tried to poll them? Maybe they have a do not call list, in which case polling may be difficult. But, assuming we get reliable data about those in support of the reconstruction, can we then assume the opposing percentage to represent the Iraq insurgency?

Answer 1

Good luck polling a country that's busy dodging bombs and bullets and can't speak english. I'm sure they have time to stop to do a poll and maybe pick up some video games on their way out of the country in a mass exodus.

Answer 2

June 15, 2004 - The first survey of Iraqis sponsored by the U.S. Coalition Provisional Authority after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal shows that most say they would feel safer if Coalition forces left immediately, without even waiting for elections scheduled for next year. An overwhelming majority, about 80 percent, also say they have “no confidence” in either the U.S. civilian authorities or Coalition forces.

Sixty-seven percent of those surveyed also said they believed violent attacks have increased around the country because “people have lost faith in the Coalition forces.”

The poll numbers were reflected in the anger seen in the streets of Baghdad after a series of car bombings on Monday. While U.S forces and Iraqi police hung back, crowds set some of the vehicles on fire, threw bricks and shouted insults at U.S. soldiers. According to the poll, a mere 1 percent of Iraqis now feel that the Coalition forces contribute most to their sense of security; only 18 percent described Iraqi police the same way. By contrast, a total of 71 percent said they depended mostly on their family and friends and neighbors for security.


Also this poll: couldn't find a recent one.

More Iraqis say the United States was right than say it was wrong to lead the invasion, but by just 48 percent to 39 percent, with 13 percent expressing no opinion — hardly the unreserved welcome some U.S. policymakers had anticipated.

As many Iraqis say the war "humiliated" Iraq as say it "liberated" the country; more oppose than support the presence of coalition forces there now (although most also say they should stay for the time being); and relatively few express confidence in those forces, in the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority, or in the Iraqi Governing Council.

These results are from an ABCNEWS poll conducted among a random, representative sample of 2,737 Iraqis in face-to-face interviews across the country from Feb. 9-28. Part of ABC's weeklong series, Iraq: Where Things Stand, marking the first anniversary of the war, the poll was co-sponsored with ABC by the German broadcasting network ARD, the BBC and the NHK in Japan, with sampling and field work by Oxford Research International of Oxford, England.

So, yes, they've been polled-nothing recent that I know of. The polls that have been done show just how split the country is. When you hear those on the right say Iraqis are cheering, they're right-half are! And the other half want the US to go home.

Answer 3

Never assume anything from a poll. Every poll is worded precisely to present a particular point of view. In the first place, there is no way to get an accurate poll in Iraq. conditions are too chaotic. Ask me that question & I will say I am against Bush' Iraqi policy, but I also offer no support for any insurgent on any side, I am not going to vote blindly Democratic in the next election, & I do not support cut-&-run. Any other assumption you could make by my answer to that one question probably has a 50/50 chance of being wrong.

Answer 4

what, besides Bush being the governor of a state on the border of Mexico and McCain being senator of a state on the border of Mexico and contained in the army for 22 years? ohhhh not something.. being a senator or a governor enables some overseas interaction.. yet, till you're an envoy or the President, there is now unlikely to be that "adventure" in overseas coverage on the potential you're concerning.. yet what Bush and fairly McCain have lower than their belts dealing with overseas subject matters are some distance more suitable than both Hillary or Obama.. if not something else, because of the particular incontrovertible truth that McCain and Bush have a lengthy time period extra political adventure than 2 newbe Senators..

Answer 5

a active service member is not permitted to voice any opinion that is against Bush policy. How ever. I have many letters from active service members who have been interviewed in Iraq.
From Spc. Don Roberts of Paonia, Colo. "I don't know what could help at this point". "What would more guys do? We can not pick sides. It's almost like we have to watch them kill each other off".
From Sgt. Josh Keim, of Canton, Ohio. "Nothings going to help. It's a religious war, and we are caught in the middle of it".
From 1st Lt. Sean McCaffrey, 24 of Shelton Conn. "They are never going to be as effective as we are, They don't have the training or equipment we do".

Answer 6

Yes, The Iraqi people have been polled on this issue, and the majority said they had safer/productive lives living under Sadams rule.
Slam me if you want, but it was on the news
Yes, I agree with you above, I believe the timing was all wrong......I never liked Sadam, but this timing is off,
Plus dancing in the streets is just going to fuel the fire for more bombings.

Answer 7

While I must let others give you the percentage of vote I would ask you this.

If you were in a country where you were liberated by force and instead of your life becoming better it suddenly became much worse and in so many cases not at all, would you love your liberators?

I think you would come to see your liberators as your enemy. Especially when you look around and your family is not their anymore.

Answer 8

Morons ! 80% of the Iraqi people are Shiites and Kurds who were victims of Saddam's murderous rampage. So I'd have to say that right now , the only Iraqis who are against Bush's foriegn policy are the Sunnis who have started the sectarian violence (AKA AL QAIDA & THE BATHISTS)

PS: Hey Jesus dude.... The Muslims all think we're evil because we worship you instead of Mohammed who promises 72 virgins to all who kill themselves in the commission of murdering young Jews and Christians in Israel and Lebanon... You people are *&^%*&%ing Idiots !!!

(Slam me if you want but it was on the news !) Al Jazeera ??
Do you honestly think Dan Rather's CBS or any other network would conduct an honest poll ?? God bless the troops, they are fighting TRUE evil , while morons back home should prepare to begin living under Islamic law. If you people don't wake up, you'll see exactly what wonderful lives these people in the middle east live under any form of government, be it Saddam or Sadat .

Answer 9

If you include the US policy towards Israel under the heading "foreign policy", Bush would be lucky to get 1%.

Answer 10

We haven't no, but Iraqis have. In general, all Middle Eastern countries have a population that 80% agrees we are the most evil nation in the history of all mankind.