(CPOD) May 27, 2004 – Many Iraqi residents remain wary of coalition troops, according to a poll by the Iraq Center for Research and Strategic Studies. 88 per cent of respondents in seven Iraqi cities consider the soldiers as “occupiers,” while only seven per cent perceive them as “liberators.”
(CPOD) May 27, 2004 – Many Iraqi residents remain wary of coalition troops, according to a poll by the Iraq Center for Research and Strategic Studies. 88 per cent of respondents in seven Iraqi cities consider the soldiers as “occupiers,” while only seven per cent perceive them as “liberators.”
The coalition effort against the regime of Saddam Hussein was launched in March 2003. United States president George W. Bush has promised to turn power over to a sovereign Iraqi administration on Jun. 30.
An interim Basic Law—which guarantees individual freedoms and the rights of women in Iraq—was signed on Mar. 9. Parliamentary elections are tentatively scheduled to take place before January 2005.
This past weekend, Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmed Chalabi—once regarded as an important U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf—denied allegations that he leaked sensitive information to Iran.
Polling Data
Do you consider the coalition forces as liberators or occupiers?
Occupiers | 88% |
Liberators | 7% |
Source: Iraq Center for Research and Strategic Studies
Methodology: Interviews to 1,640 Iraqi adults in of Baghdad, Babylon, Diyala, Ramadi, Mousel, Basra and Sulaimaniya, conducted from Apr. 20 to Apr. 27, 2004. No margin of error was provided.
