Spin Clouds Truth in Polls of Iraqis
by Derrick Z. Jackson
Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has said, "The polls do show that most Iraqis want us to stay as long as necessary." Chief Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita has said, "You look at the polls. The Iraqis want us there." White House spokesman Scott McClellan has said, "The Iraqi people have indicated in a number of different ways, if you look at polls, if you look at the Governing Council representatives, that they want us to stay until the job is finished." A serious look at the polls raises serious questions of how much the Iraqi people truly want us.
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