3 in 5 Americans think Iraq will never become a stable democracy
A new poll by CBS News reveals some serious gloom: 61 percent of Americans polled believe Iraq will never become a stable democracy, up eight percentage points since September. Have they all been reading ForeignPolicy.com? Here’s the question: Which of these do you think is most likely? Jun. 2008 Sept. 2007 Iraq will become ...
A new poll by CBS News reveals some serious gloom: 61 percent of Americans polled believe Iraq will never become a stable democracy, up eight percentage points since September. Have they all been reading ForeignPolicy.com?
A new poll by CBS News reveals some serious gloom: 61 percent of Americans polled believe Iraq will never become a stable democracy, up eight percentage points since September. Have they all been reading ForeignPolicy.com?
Here’s the question: Which of these do you think is most likely?
Jun. 2008 |
Sept. 2007 |
|
Iraq will become a stable democracy in the next year or two |
6% |
4% |
Iraq will become a stable democracy, but it will take longer than a year or two |
29% |
42% |
Iraq will probably never become a stable democracy |
61% |
53% |
Not sure |
4% |
1% |
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