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Five EU Nations Want Coalition Troops Out of Iraq
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of people in five European Union (EU) countries want the United States-led coalition to leave Iraqi soil, according to a poll by Harris Interactive released by France 24. At least 82 per cent of respondents in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are in favour of withdrawing the troops, while 67 per cent of respondents in the U.S. concur.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 4,166 coalition soldiers—including 3,863 Americans—have died during the military operation.
There has been no official inquiry into the actual number of Iraqi casualties. A volunteer group of British and United States academics and researchers—known as Iraq Body Count (IBC)—estimates that more than 76,800 Iraqi civilians have been killed during the military intervention.
British soldiers still participate in the Iraq war. Spain withdrew its troops in 2004, and Italian soldiers left in 2006. The German and French governments did not commit troops to the international force in Iraq.
On Nov. 13, U.S. military spokeswoman Peggy Kageleiry announced that the U.S. military will withdraw 3,000 soldiers from the Diyala province, adding, "The security situation in northern Iraq has improved exponentially. The ultimate goal is to transition Iraqi security forces to be able to provide security to citizens of Diyala independent of coalition forces."
Polling Data
Are you in favour of the withdrawal of coalition troops present in Iraq (USA, UK, Australia, Georgia, Romania, Poland, South Korea, etc.)?
|
BRI |
FRA |
GER |
ITA |
ESP |
USA |
|
|
Yes |
83% |
90% |
82% |
82% |
84% |
67% |
|
No |
17% |
10% |
18% |
18% |
16% |
33% |
Source: Harris Interactive / France 24
Methodology: Online interviews with 6,645 adults in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States, conducted from Oct. 3 to Oct. 15, 2007. Margin of error for individual countries is 3 per cent.