Comments on: That D3 Systems Poll

By: Iraqi Parliament Overwhelmingly Approves Status Of Forces Agreement — Dean’s World

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:00:17 +0000

[...] a much greater rate under Saddam than they have from April 2003 to present, which is probably why a greater proportion Iraqis say the invasion was the right decision than do Americans (having direct experience of the former situation, which is rarely mentioned in the press, and [...]

By: Libertarians Against Iraqi Liberty — Dean’s World

Libertarians Against Iraqi Liberty — Dean’s World — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:53:07 +0000

[...] forces to leave immediately (p4), down from 47% in August 2007.Â And in fact that number is likely overstated, as it wildly oversamples Sunnnis (p44), who tend to be most opposed to coalition forces. (The [...]

By: Maliki Confronts Rogue Sadr Elements — Dean’s World

Maliki Confronts Rogue Sadr Elements — Dean’s World — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:33:12 +0000

[...] if he wins he loses in public perception because attacks on the Iraqi Army are far less acceptable: that last D3 Systems pollÂ found onlyÂ four percentÂ of Iraqis say attacks on the Iraqi Army are justified. They [...]

By: Libertarians and Liberty — Dean’s World

Libertarians and Liberty — Dean’s World — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:33:33 +0000

[...] America, as polls consistently find majorities Americans disapproving of the decision.Â But when similar majorities of Iraqis still believe the decision to invade was right, it is hard to argue the war, objectively speaking,Â has been aÂ failure. Share and Enjoy: These [...]

By: Gord

Gord — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:14:55 +0000

Your assumptions on the proportion of Shia, Sunni and Kurd populations fairly coincide with the CIA World Factbook.

Remember too that the survey oversampled areas among the hardest hit with violence, further skewing toward pessimistic responses.

By: SethT

SethT — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:23:42 +0000

That is interesting news that oddly enough is completely at odds with just about everything we hear from the media. Does anyboy else feel the urge to pull out thier hair when they consider that every piece of good news that hear about Iraq is going to be ignored, dismissed and forgotten?

By: zach.

zach. — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:18:35 +0000

Dave,

thanks for doing the yeoman’s work on this.