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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
I don't have a link to the polls. These were polls that were done about a year after the invasion. They were failry well publicized at the time. They were done by independent media groups. All the polls done pretty much showed the same thing. They showed that about 70% of the citizens of Iraq were glad that we came. The thing that was so significant to me about it was that the people were glad we came despite the fact that things were still really bad there and the people had suffered a lot.
The polls that have been done more recently are not nearly as favorable but that's because the insurgency has been really bad and things are really bad over there. The people are starting to wonder if it was all worth it or not. The people were originally expecting the same thing that we were. They figured that after Saddam was gone that everything would be great. It hasn't happened thanks to the insurgency.
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Ain't it sad that just when you think you've got the monkey by the nuts, a coconut falls out of the tree and knocks you out. Not that I'm referencing the esteemed "macaca" senator from Virginia.
Here's a question that I'll preface with one of my favorite quotes, "those that ignore the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them."
Here's the question...
How did Americans react when an invading force attempted to dictate our decision to have independence, and sought through armed conflict, on American soil, to instill subserviance to their demands?
Follow up...
Would we expect the Iraquis to respond differently?