Iraqi Shiites Don't Want Islamic Gov't

[Sava]

hmmm a poll of 600 people...

so?

I'm not a fan of polls... and I'm definitely against forming a policy based upon such polls.

[Snotty]

I would be curios to see the actual layout of the questions as some of them could be seen to be leading if presented by an western poller.
If I was a scared Iraqi I would probably answer whatever I thought would please the occupying army most.

[DanS]

I would be curios to see the actual layout of the questions as some of them could be seen to be leading if presented by an western poller.

Yes, I am curious too. Unfortunately, you have to pay $300 for that.

[yavoon]

this thread is funny. watchin all the leftists creep on skepticism w/ no real ground yet. go out and find some and come back so it doesn't look quite so contrived.

[Sava]

this thread is funny. watchin all the leftists creep on skepticism w/ no real ground yet. go out and find some and come back so it doesn't look quite so contrived.

not as funny as reading your dopey posts...

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Sava
not as funny as reading your dopey posts...

I aint asking much.

[Sava]

I aint asking much.

did you even ask anything? I can't understand you half the time...

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Sava
did you even ask anything? I can't understand you half the time...

funny. u can't understand me yet ur willing to flame me as if u do. u r an insanely intellectually dishonest person.

[Sava]

Originally posted by yavoon
funny. u can't understand me yet ur willing to flame me as if u do. u r an insanely intellectually dishonest person.

I'm not flaming you, I'm flaming your incoherent ramblings.

[Sandman]

Replica of my post in the original thread:

Even that excerpt is full of errors. For example:

Asked which is closer to their own view--"Democracy can work well in Iraq," or "Democracy is a Western way of doing things"--five out of 10 said democracy is Western and won't work in Iraq. One in 10 wasn't sure. And four out of 10 said democracy can work in Iraq.

These two views are not mutually exclusive. I can't understand why they didn't just have 'Democracy cannot work well in Iraq'.

Asked to name one country they would most like Iraq to model its new government on from five possibilities--neighboring, Baathist Syria; neighbor and Islamic monarchy Saudi Arabia; neighbor and Islamist republic Iran; Arab lodestar Egypt; or the U.S.--the most popular model by far was the U.S. The U.S. was preferred as a model by 37% of Iraqis selecting from those five--more than Syria, Iran and Egypt put together. Saudi Arabia was in second place at 28%.

This question seems blatantly designed to railroad subjects into answering 'U.S.' The 37% is pretty measly, when that is considered, despite the flowery language. Where are the other options, most notably Turkey and European-style social democracy?

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Sava
I'm not flaming you, I'm flaming your incoherent ramblings.

u try so hard. I feel so bad for u sometimes.

[Sava]

Originally posted by yavoon


u try so hard. I feel so bad for u sometimes.

nah, it's easy...

[Sava]

Sandman

[Japher]

Sava attmepts to strike with his 'iron paw attack'!

yavoon side steps the blow with his amazing cat like grace!

Will it ever end!

Find out on the next exciting episode of "Crouching Troll, Hidden Flamer"

[Sava]