Poll: (near 4 out of 5) Iraqis Distrusting Coalition Troops

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Poll: Iraqis Distrusting Coalition Troops
Tue Dec 2, 4:51 AM ET By MICHAEL McDONOUGH, Associated Press Writer

LONDON - Nearly four out of five Iraqis have little or no confidence in occupying U.S. and British forces, but more than 40 percent said the fall of Saddam Hussein was the best thing that happened to them in the past year, according to a poll published Monday.

Initial findings from the study, conducted across Iraq (news - web sites) between mid-October and mid-November, also showed that almost three-quarters of respondents lack confidence in the American-led Coalition Provisional Authority.

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Asked how much confidence they had in U.S. and British forces in Iraq, 56.6 percent of respondents said they had none at all and 22.2 percent said they didn't have very much confidence, while only 7.6 percent had "a great deal."

Regarding the Coalition Provisional Authority, led by U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer, 43.5 percent of those questioned expressed no confidence, and 29.9 percent said they had not very much confidence. <snip>

... when asked to name the worst thing that had happened to them in the last 12 months, 35.1 percent cited the war, bombings and defeat. The second most frequent answer, with 13.6 percent of responses, was the death of a loved one.
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