A scrutiny into the polls conducted by US reveals quite disturbing realities
The U.S. occupying army in Iraq (euphemistically called the
Multi-National Force-Iraq) carries out extensive studies of popular attitudes. Its December 2007 report of a study of focus groups was uncharacteristically upbeat. The survey found that a sense of “optimistic possibility permeated all focus groups ... and far more commonalities than differences are found among these seemingly diverse groups of Iraqis.”
This is “good news, as per a military analysis of the results,” Karen deYoung reports in The Washington Post. The “shared beliefs” were identified in the report. To quote deYoung, “Iraqis of all sectarian and ethnic groups believe US military invasion is the primary root of violent differences among them, and see departure of ‘occupying forces’ as the key to national reconciliation.” Also, Iraqis seem to accept the highest values of Americans, as established by Nuremberg Tribunal – that aggression – “invasion by its armed forces” by one state “of the territory of another state” – is “the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.”
More good news was reported by Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker during the extravaganza staged on Sept. 11, 2007. They provided figures to show that the Iraqi government was greatly accelerating spending on reconstruction, reaching a quarter of the funding set aside for that purpose. But the Government Accountability Office found that the actual figure was one-sixth of the reported, a 50% decline from the preceding year. More good news is decline in sectarian violence, attributable in part to success of the murderous ethnic cleansing that Iraqis blame on the invasion; there are fewer targets for sectarian killing. But it is also attributable to Washington’s decision to support tribal groups that had organized to drive out Iraqi al-Qaida, and to an increase in US troops.
Iraqis are not alone. A Canadian-run poll found that Afghans are hopeful about the future and favor the presence of Canadian and other foreign troops. The small print suggests that only 20% “think the Taliban will prevail once foreign troops leave.” Three-quarters support negotiations between the US-backed Karzai government & Taliban, and over half favour a coalition government.
Recent polls in Pakistan also provide “good news” for Washington. Fully 5% favour allowing US or other foreign troops to enter Pakistan “to pursue or capture al-Qaida fighters.” Some 9% favour allowing US forces “to pursue and capture Taliban insurgents who have crossed over from Afghanistan.” Almost half favour allowing Pakistani troops to do so. Only a little over 80% regard US military presence in Asia and Afghanistan as a threat to Pakistan, & an overwhelming majority believe US is trying to harm the Islamic world. The good news is it’s a major improvement over October 2001, when a Newsweek poll found that “83% of Pakistanis surveyed say they side with the Taliban, with a mere 3% expressing support for the US,” over 80% described Osama bin Laden as a guerrilla & 6% a terrorist.
Amid the outpouring of good news from across the region, there is now much earnest debate among political candidates, government officials and commentators concerning the options available to the US in Iraq. One voice is consistently missing: that of Iraqis. Their “shared beliefs” are well known, as in the past. But they cannot be permitted to choose their own path any more than young children can. Only the conquerors have that right. Perhaps here too there are some lessons about the “clash of civilizations.”
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
The U.S. occupying army in Iraq (euphemistically called the
Multi-National Force-Iraq) carries out extensive studies of popular attitudes. Its December 2007 report of a study of focus groups was uncharacteristically upbeat. The survey found that a sense of “optimistic possibility permeated all focus groups ... and far more commonalities than differences are found among these seemingly diverse groups of Iraqis.”This is “good news, as per a military analysis of the results,” Karen deYoung reports in The Washington Post. The “shared beliefs” were identified in the report. To quote deYoung, “Iraqis of all sectarian and ethnic groups believe US military invasion is the primary root of violent differences among them, and see departure of ‘occupying forces’ as the key to national reconciliation.” Also, Iraqis seem to accept the highest values of Americans, as established by Nuremberg Tribunal – that aggression – “invasion by its armed forces” by one state “of the territory of another state” – is “the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.”
More good news was reported by Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker during the extravaganza staged on Sept. 11, 2007. They provided figures to show that the Iraqi government was greatly accelerating spending on reconstruction, reaching a quarter of the funding set aside for that purpose. But the Government Accountability Office found that the actual figure was one-sixth of the reported, a 50% decline from the preceding year. More good news is decline in sectarian violence, attributable in part to success of the murderous ethnic cleansing that Iraqis blame on the invasion; there are fewer targets for sectarian killing. But it is also attributable to Washington’s decision to support tribal groups that had organized to drive out Iraqi al-Qaida, and to an increase in US troops.
Iraqis are not alone. A Canadian-run poll found that Afghans are hopeful about the future and favor the presence of Canadian and other foreign troops. The small print suggests that only 20% “think the Taliban will prevail once foreign troops leave.” Three-quarters support negotiations between the US-backed Karzai government & Taliban, and over half favour a coalition government.
Recent polls in Pakistan also provide “good news” for Washington. Fully 5% favour allowing US or other foreign troops to enter Pakistan “to pursue or capture al-Qaida fighters.” Some 9% favour allowing US forces “to pursue and capture Taliban insurgents who have crossed over from Afghanistan.” Almost half favour allowing Pakistani troops to do so. Only a little over 80% regard US military presence in Asia and Afghanistan as a threat to Pakistan, & an overwhelming majority believe US is trying to harm the Islamic world. The good news is it’s a major improvement over October 2001, when a Newsweek poll found that “83% of Pakistanis surveyed say they side with the Taliban, with a mere 3% expressing support for the US,” over 80% described Osama bin Laden as a guerrilla & 6% a terrorist.
Amid the outpouring of good news from across the region, there is now much earnest debate among political candidates, government officials and commentators concerning the options available to the US in Iraq. One voice is consistently missing: that of Iraqis. Their “shared beliefs” are well known, as in the past. But they cannot be permitted to choose their own path any more than young children can. Only the conquerors have that right. Perhaps here too there are some lessons about the “clash of civilizations.”
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