Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Lieberman on Iraq
Interesting article by Joe Lieberman in yesterday's Wall Street Journal (well worth reading the whole thing so I've copied it for those who aren't WSJ members). Keep in mind that he's a leading Democrat, so his comments cannot have been intended simply to bolster his party regardless of reality. Here is part of what he wrote:
"While U.S. public opinion polls show serious declines in support for the war and increasing pessimism about how it will end, polls conducted by Iraqis for Iraqi universities show increasing optimism. Two-thirds say they are better off than they were under Saddam, and a resounding 82% are confident their lives in Iraq will be better a year from now than they are today."
Amazing. If only the NY Times would reprint the article and tv news shows would feature Mr Lieberman. How great for everyone to hear that the Iraqis themselves feel good about what's been going on.

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Anonymous Anonymous — at 1:11 AM, December 03, 2005:
Just to play the devil's advocate:

a resounding 82% are confident their lives in Iraq will be better a year from now than they are today. -- because, America will be out by then, they hope?

I also wonder if the 2/3 who are "better off" are all Shiites and Kurds. Heh.
 

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Blogger jau — at 1:44 AM, December 03, 2005:
Good point about the way the statement is worded. Very funny too, Wit amid some disagreement - you made my day! By the way, I'm sure our departure IS part of it but, to play DA to your DA, isn't that partly because we've been there? The country under Saddham was presumably not the place 82% of them are confident "will be better". (BTW, I don't know that I think war was the best solution but I don't know that it wasn't. Lest you think I'm clear on that.)
 

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