90 Percent of Iraqis Believe Country Worse Off

Rarely is any thought given to what the Iraqis want. This poll echoes previous ones on Iraqi public opinion, and even U.S. feelings. It raises the question as to who and what we are fighting for. Iraq is at least worse off today than under Saddam Hussein:

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.

The Iraqi and American people mostly agree on the war -- It's a failure:

The findings follow a poll by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal that found that less than one in four Americans approves of George Bush's administration’s handling of the conflict in Iraq.

A powerful argument for our troops leaving Iraq:

Nearly 66 per cent of respondents to the Iraqi survey thought violence would decrease if US forces were to leave.