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Iraqis Say Surge Has Failed

Also, 60% say attacks against US forces are justified

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2007 9:10 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Seventy percent of Iraqis say that the troop surge has made things worse, and 60% say attacks against US troops are justified, according to a new poll. The mood may be the most negative since the 2003 invasion. "I think that's a damning critique and an indication of the pessimism and the violence on the ground," says one of the pollsters.

The poll also revealed a serious gap between between Sunni and Shia. Half of Shias say that attacks on US forces are justified—and that number rises to 93% among Sunnis. Meanwhile, 88% of Sunnis say that their lives are going badly, while 54% of Shias say that things are looking up.

An Iraqi policeman is seen reflected in a pool of bloody water after a car bomb attack near the Shiite Buratha mosque in northern Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, killing two civilians and wounding six others. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi policeman is seen reflected in a pool of bloody water after a car bomb attack near the Shiite Buratha mosque in northern Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, killing two civilians and wounding...   (Associated Press)
An Iraqi man chants slogans while holding up a large Iraqi flag at a demonstration against U.S. airstrikes in the Washash neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi man chants slogans while holding up a large Iraqi flag at a demonstration against U.S. airstrikes in the Washash neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)   (Associated Press)
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)   (Associated Press)
Iraqis inspect the wreckage of a car bomb near the Shiite Buratha mosque in northern Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, killing two civilians and wounding six others. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqis inspect the wreckage of a car bomb near the Shiite Buratha mosque in northern Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, killing two civilians and wounding six others. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)   (Associated Press)
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