What Are We Doing In Iraq Again?
Forty-five per cent of Iraqis believe attacks against British and American troops are justified.
Eighty-two percent of Iraqis are “strongly opposed” to the presence of coalition troops.
Less than one percent of the Iraqi population believes coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security and 67 percent of Iraqis feel less secure because of the occupation. In fact, 43 per cent of Iraqis believe conditions for peace and stability have worsened.
These are the results of a secret poll in August commissioned by Britian’s Ministry of Defense and conducted by an Iraqi university research team, who did not know the results would be used by coalition purposes.
The poll also revealed that 71 percent of people rarely get safe clean water, 47 percent never have enough electricity, 70 percent say their sewerage system rarely works and 40 percent of southern Iraqis are unemployed.
Andrew Robathan, a former member of the SAS and the Tory shadow defence minister, said last night that the poll clearly showed a complete failure of Government policy.
He said: “This clearly states that the Government’s hearts-and-minds policy has been disastrous. The coalition is now part of the problem and not the solution.
“I am not advocating a pull-out but if British soldiers are putting their lives on the line for a cause which is not supported by the Iraqi people then we have to ask the question, ‘what are we doing there?’ ” [“Secret MoD poll: Iraqis support attacks on British troops”]
I particularly like that last bit. What are we doing in Iraq if they don’t want us there?
It really doesn’t sound like we’re doing such a great job. Unemployment is up, basic necessities are down. We’ve trashed the place. We’re like guests who crashed the party and stayed too long and even when we try to help, we just seem to keep making the situation worse.
Maybe the next vote in Iraq should be whether or not the coalition should stay or go.
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