Thursday, December 14, 2006
90 per cent Iraqis believe Iraq is worse off since 2003
Security, Public opinion
More than 90 per cent of Iraqis believe the country is worse off now than before the war in 2003, according to new research obtained by Al Jazeera. A survey of 2,000 people by the Iraq Centre for Research and Strategic Studies found that 95 per cent of respondents believe the security situation has deteriorated since the arrival of US forces. Nearly 66 per cent of respondents to the Iraqi survey thought violence would decrease if US forces were to leave. Thirty-eight per cent were also "unconfident" that Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, would be able to improve the situation in Iraq and nearly 90 per cent described the government's implementation of its commitments and promises as very poor. Of the respondents, 36.5 per cent said they felt the official security forces were unable to keep control in the country.
More than 90 per cent of Iraqis believe the country is worse off now than before the war in 2003, according to new research obtained by Al Jazeera. A survey of 2,000 people by the Iraq Centre for Research and Strategic Studies found that 95 per cent of respondents believe the security situation has deteriorated since the arrival of US forces. Nearly 66 per cent of respondents to the Iraqi survey thought violence would decrease if US forces were to leave. Thirty-eight per cent were also "unconfident" that Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, would be able to improve the situation in Iraq and nearly 90 per cent described the government's implementation of its commitments and promises as very poor. Of the respondents, 36.5 per cent said they felt the official security forces were unable to keep control in the country.
