Reply #32: Here is information from the results of a Zogby poll,

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taken just recently, that you might want to consider:

In the new poll, 69 percent of those surveyed doubted that spreading democracy was the real U.S. objective. Oil, protecting Israel, dominating the region and weakening the Muslim world were seen as U.S. goals.

"America's presence in Iraq is seen as a negative. It is scaring people about American intentions and having the opposite intended impact on Arab public opinion," Telhami said in an interview.

More than half -- 58 percent -- said Iraq was less democratic than before the war and three of four said Iraqis were worse off.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051202/wl_nm/mideast_usa_poll_dc

You see, I believe that by invading Iraq, we just played into the picture that ObL was painting of us, as agressors and occupiers, the "new Crusaders". And by doing so, we gave ObL the best recruiting tool imaginable, and ultimately created MORE terrorists who hated the US. This action threatens to do the same, imho. Therefore it is not in US interests.

And please stop mischaracterizing my beliefs and attitudes. It is highly offensive.