Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Q: How do you know when Murtha is wrong?

A: Whenever he opens his pie hole.

Gateway Pundit has the story:Despite the latest rantings from liberal antiwar hawk John Murtha that "There’s not only no progress, it’s worse than it was prewar," accusations that continually get a free pass from the media, Iraqis feel much differently.

QUESTION TO IRAQIS: THINKING ABOUT ANY HARDSHIPS YOU MIGHT HAVE SUFFERED SINCE THE US-BRITAIN INVASION, DO YOU PERSONALLY THINK THAT OUSTING SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS WORTH IT OR NOT? (chart shows those who responded “worth it”).


Brookings Institute -June 19, 2006

Recent scientific samplings of Iraqi opinion confirms the benefits of the US-led regime change.

To give one relevant example, a recent Brookings Institute report on Iraq, shows the majority (yes, that means more than 50%) of Iraqis are living fairly safe and secure lives:

"Insurgent attacks tended to be concentrated (85%) in 4 of 18 provinces. These provinces contain less than 42% of the Iraqi population. Half of the Iraqi population (12 provinces) lives in areas that experience 6% of all attacks. 6 provinces listed a statistically insignificant number of attacks based on population size. 80% of all attacks are directed towards Coalition Forces. 80% of all casualties are suffered by the Iraqi population."
Moreover, that same report shows most Iraqis still say that they are better off now than before the invasion. (Read the whole story)