October 19, 2004

An American Professional Just Back From Iraq Reports on The Truth

From the The Truth About Iraq:

You may not know:

• 80,000 Iraqi children are alive today because the Coalition Forces took Saddam Hussein from power.


• Polls show 75% of Iraqis want a democracy.


• 51% of Iraqis say their country is going in the right direction.

This is the truth about Iraq – the truth that people should know before they vote. We are airing commercials right now to get the truth out – see the commercial.

The site hosts a 30-second commercial (warning—it contains one graphic photo)—which states that:

• Saddam killed 750,000 Iraqis.


• 61% of Baghdadis say any price they are paying now is worth it to be rid of Saddam.


• 80% of Iraqis want a Democracy rather than a Theocracy. [It appears that either this poll was conducted before the one quoted above citing 75%—or an extra 5% don’t want a Democracy but prefer it to a Theocracy—Ed.]

The ad concludes:

Be proud America.

The site also has a page that debunks myths about Iraq, including:

• We are Forcing Democracy on the Iraqis.


• Iraqis want an Islamic theocracy.


• Iraqis want the Coalition Forces to leave immediately.


• The situation in Iraq would be going better if the United States had gotten United Nations support.


• Since we did not find weapons of mass destruction, going into Iraq was a waste.


• The insurgency in Iraq is a popular uprising.


• There is no hope of “winning the peace”.

Some of the debunking includes:

60% of Iraqis surveyed believe that the attacks are caused by people from outside Iraq to destabilize their country.

86% of Iraqis surveyed say that the attacks are an attempt to divide Iraq and incite civil war.

51% of Iraqis say Iraq is on the right track. In July of 2003, before the recall election, 24% of Californians thought California was on the right track.

It’s great stuff.

The site is run by a professional Market Researcher, who’s just spent a year on the ground in Iraq talking to the people in focus groups, and running opinion polls:

For most of the last year, California political consultant Steven Moore advised Ambassador Paul Bremer and the Coalition Provisional Authority on Iraqi public opinion.

Mr. Moore helped develop Iraqi capacity for public opinion research. After conducting more than 70 focus groups in 13 Iraqi cities, and having a hand in writing and analyzing nearly a dozen public opinion polls, Mr. Moore is a leading expert on Iraqi public opinion.

In addition to his experience in Iraq, Mr. Moore was part of the team of American consultants that secretly advised Boris Yeltsin’s campaign in Russia, whose efforts were documented in a TIME Magazine covers story, featured and nightline and most recently portrayed in the award-winning Showtime movie “Spinning Boris,” starring Jeff Goldblum. He has worked with political leaders in five countries with Islamic extremist movements.

The site is excellent. Check it out.

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