The Surge Worked! - Maybe Not
According to a Rasmussen Reports, "For the first time since Rasmussen Reports began polling on the issue, a plurality of voters in September say the U.
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mission in Iraq will be viewed as a success in the long term.
" Sighting survey data, "41% said history will rate the war in Iraq a success versus 39% who said it will be seen as a failure, with 20% undecided.
" This contrasts polling done in August of 2007 which showed 57% believed history would judge the US mission in Iraq a failure.
What is influencing this trend? Could it be the US and Iraqi government are taking claim for something their well thought plans had nothing to do with? One contributing factor, according to The Independent seems to be "...
the Iraqi government and the US have launched a largely successful propaganda campaign to convince the world that "things are better" in Iraq and that life is returning to normal.
" When it comes to public attention spans, 5 years seems to be the wilting point.
Quite an important factor to consider.
Less time needs to be reported on Iraq, 'lighter' the content can be.
In February only 3% of news stories were dedicated to the Iraq war, compared to 15% in July 2007.
As a result, the general public seems to have assumed progress is being made.
With less viewers, it is easier for those who are in favor of this mission to point out positive statistics such as the lower number of deaths as of late, while ignoring the 30,000 injured.
Low and behold the surge must of worked!When news is picked up from Iraq, the public is given stories to show them things are getting better.
For example, Iraq is in the planning stages of building the world's largest Ferris wheel in attempt to attract tourist.
Yes, a Ferris wheel.
What is not mentioned by the media or US Intelligence, for that matter, is the real reason for the decrease in violence towards US forces.
The Sunni (Pro Sadam) community, which was largely responsible for attacks on the US, has largely been defeated by the Shia forces in Iraq.
A group supported by Iran.
if were not for Iran's involvement in having Nouri al-Maliki appointed PM and encouraging Muqtada al-Sadr to agree to a cease fire, the environment on the ground would be considerably different.
So for all the comments coming from the West, regarding Iran and its leader, caution should be taken to consider that Iran is largely responsible for the decrease in violence.
The real story on the ground remains Baghdad averages approximately 2 hours of electricity a day, 4.
7 million refugees who left Baghdad still are unable to return to their homes and "Whatever the reason for President George Bush's decision to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein in 2003, it was not to place the Shia Islamic parties in power and increase the influence of Iran in the country; yet that is exactly what has happened.
", Patrick Cockburn.
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mission in Iraq will be viewed as a success in the long term.
" Sighting survey data, "41% said history will rate the war in Iraq a success versus 39% who said it will be seen as a failure, with 20% undecided.
" This contrasts polling done in August of 2007 which showed 57% believed history would judge the US mission in Iraq a failure.
What is influencing this trend? Could it be the US and Iraqi government are taking claim for something their well thought plans had nothing to do with? One contributing factor, according to The Independent seems to be "...
the Iraqi government and the US have launched a largely successful propaganda campaign to convince the world that "things are better" in Iraq and that life is returning to normal.
" When it comes to public attention spans, 5 years seems to be the wilting point.
Quite an important factor to consider.
Less time needs to be reported on Iraq, 'lighter' the content can be.
In February only 3% of news stories were dedicated to the Iraq war, compared to 15% in July 2007.
As a result, the general public seems to have assumed progress is being made.
With less viewers, it is easier for those who are in favor of this mission to point out positive statistics such as the lower number of deaths as of late, while ignoring the 30,000 injured.
Low and behold the surge must of worked!When news is picked up from Iraq, the public is given stories to show them things are getting better.
For example, Iraq is in the planning stages of building the world's largest Ferris wheel in attempt to attract tourist.
Yes, a Ferris wheel.
What is not mentioned by the media or US Intelligence, for that matter, is the real reason for the decrease in violence towards US forces.
The Sunni (Pro Sadam) community, which was largely responsible for attacks on the US, has largely been defeated by the Shia forces in Iraq.
A group supported by Iran.
if were not for Iran's involvement in having Nouri al-Maliki appointed PM and encouraging Muqtada al-Sadr to agree to a cease fire, the environment on the ground would be considerably different.
So for all the comments coming from the West, regarding Iran and its leader, caution should be taken to consider that Iran is largely responsible for the decrease in violence.
The real story on the ground remains Baghdad averages approximately 2 hours of electricity a day, 4.
7 million refugees who left Baghdad still are unable to return to their homes and "Whatever the reason for President George Bush's decision to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein in 2003, it was not to place the Shia Islamic parties in power and increase the influence of Iran in the country; yet that is exactly what has happened.
", Patrick Cockburn.
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