This is really interesting to hear and proves a lot of pro-war arguments right about the Iraqis themselves welcoming the war. This poll cannot even be ruled out as propaganda, since the pollster was not a Western organization, but Indian NDTV.
Most Iraqis in Baghdad welcome US: NDTV poll
A majority of Iraqis actually welcome the US invasion on their country though the jury is still out on whether coalition troops should pull out immediately or stay back, according to an opinion poll conducted by NDTV in Baghdad.Andrew Sullivan worries about the younger generation being less pro-American. I think there is a very simple explanation for that. The older people in general have had some whiffs of freedom and remember what it was like to live in prosperous times. They hate Saddam because they have seen the before and after-Saddam-Iraq. The youngsters on the other hand, have known no life except the one they had under Saddam - it is entirely possible that they think this is normal and think any change is bad. Posted by shanti at April 29, 2003 9:41 AM
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