ABC News Poll of 1700 Iraqis: 71 percent of the Iraqis saying their lives are "going well"

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Author: Gleeful *Stargis
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:56

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George Stephanopoulos referred to this poll on �This Week� this
morning as he was speaking with American ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay
Khalilzad (taken from closed captioning):

�And I want to begin by showing you and our viewers some results from
a new poll, conducted by ABC news and "Time" magazine, and other
international partners. It's part of our �Iraq: Where Things Stand�
series. It shows some good news. More than 70% of Iraqis think things
are going well for them right now. But it also shows there's a growing
gap between the Shiites and Sunnis in the country, as we've seen
before. Over 80% of Shiites feel safe. They approve of the
constitution. They have confidence in the Iraqi army.�



�Iraq: Where Things Stand� is an ongoing series that ABC News has been
doing since 2003. From what I can tell, they have been using the
services of Oxford Research International to give them data concerning
the opinions of Iraqi citizens. ABCNews.com reported about tonight�s
installment on �World News Tonight�: �In a rare, nationwide poll of
1,700 Iraqis, ABC News and its partners found 71 percent of the Iraqis
saying their lives are "going well," and 65 percent opposing the
presence of U.S. forces, though there is no consensus on when troops
should leave.�

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