Regrets bringing down Saddam

Makhno · 03-20-2007, 08:17 AM

It seems that the US is running low on friends these days. Even the people who suffered most under Saddams regime would prefer his dictatorship over the US occupation:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2037219,00.html

Everything that the anti-war protesters said back in 2003 has come true ...just worse!

[-=IDSF=-]SykloAG · 03-20-2007, 08:45 AM

From your posted article:

According to an opinion poll of 5,000 Iraqis carried out over the past month, 49% say they are better off now than under Saddam, and 26% say life was better under Saddam.

Do I interpret simple English differently or something?

Almost double prefer life without Sadam...

Expendable Grunt · 03-20-2007, 04:05 PM

Never rely on polls. They're always biased.

TheOldDog · 03-20-2007, 04:37 PM

They don’t have to be biased, but in his case how could you possibly have any kind of a meaningful poll? If I had to list all the possible ways polls would not work in Iraq I would overflow this message buffer.

[-=IDSF=-]SykloAG · 03-20-2007, 05:28 PM

Lol. Sure no doubt. My point was still that Makhno opened a post with an article that refuted the title. Very strange.

[R-MOD]Wasteland · 03-20-2007, 05:47 PM

Well, he didn't say *who* regrets it. It could have been "that 25%", or "Antarctic penguins". We'll never know.

Ghostrider · 03-20-2007, 06:22 PM

I believe that he's just trigger-happy on it, and it backfired on him. I believe he has defined Auto-Pwnage.

-Ghost

Agent Johnson · 03-20-2007, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Expendable Grunt

Never rely on polls. They're always biased.

is a poll biased or is something that a bunch of people say?

Black-Hawk · 03-20-2007, 06:32 PM

A poll shows the statistics, which are the facts, and of course you are gonna be biased towards your own country...to be quite honest I don't think biased comes into this because it involves all and ONLY Iraqian's (sorry for the use of this incorrect word) voting, not Americans and Iraqians, where the Americas would be biasest to say that it is better now and vis versa etc...

Viper5 · 03-20-2007, 06:41 PM

Not to mention results are gonna differ if you ask Sunnis (Lived well under Saddam) Shiites (Did not) and Kurds (Were massacred)

03-20-2007, 08:17 AM	#1
Makhno Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aalborg - Denmark Posts: 258	Regrets bringing down Saddam It seems that the US is running low on friends these days. Even the people who suffered most under Saddams regime would prefer his dictatorship over the US occupation: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2037219,00.html Everything that the anti-war protesters said back in 2003 has come true ...just worse!
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03-20-2007, 08:45 AM	#2
[-=IDSF=-]SykloAG Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Israel Posts: 404	Huh? From your posted article: According to an opinion poll of 5,000 Iraqis carried out over the past month, 49% say they are better off now than under Saddam, and 26% say life was better under Saddam. Do I interpret simple English differently or something? Almost double prefer life without Sadam...

03-20-2007, 04:37 PM	#4
TheOldDog Join Date: Dec 2006 Australia Posts: 567	They don’t have to be biased, but in his case how could you possibly have any kind of a meaningful poll? If I had to list all the possible ways polls would not work in Iraq I would overflow this message buffer.
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03-20-2007, 05:47 PM	#6
[R-MOD]Wasteland Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calgary Posts: 4,673	Well, he didn't say who regrets it. It could have been "that 25%", or "Antarctic penguins". We'll never know.
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03-20-2007, 06:22 PM	#7
Ghostrider Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: P.R. Posts: 2,555	I believe that he's just trigger-happy on it, and it backfired on him. I believe he has defined Auto-Pwnage. -Ghost
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03-20-2007, 04:05 PM	#3
Expendable Grunt Join Date: Mar 2007 Mongolia Location: Hollywood, MD Posts: 3,655	Never rely on polls. They're always biased.

03-20-2007, 05:28 PM	#5
[-=IDSF=-]SykloAG Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Israel Posts: 404	Lol. Sure no doubt. My point was still that Makhno opened a post with an article that refuted the title. Very strange.

03-20-2007, 06:32 PM	#9
Black-Hawk Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Londonderry, Northern Ireland Posts: 258	A poll shows the statistics, which are the facts, and of course you are gonna be biased towards your own country...to be quite honest I don't think biased comes into this because it involves all and ONLY Iraqian's (sorry for the use of this incorrect word) voting, not Americans and Iraqians, where the Americas would be biasest to say that it is better now and vis versa etc...
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03-20-2007, 06:41 PM	#10
Viper5 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Muther Russia Posts: 2,352	Not to mention results are gonna differ if you ask Sunnis (Lived well under Saddam) Shiites (Did not) and Kurds (Were massacred)
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