Poll Shows Iraqis More Upbeat About Future

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Poll Shows Iraqis More Upbeat About Future
March 16, 2009
Associated Press

LONDON - Iraqis are more upbeat about their future and less concerned about violence and insecurity, according to a poll released Monday.

The survey conducted by broadcasters ABC, BBC and NHK shows that 21 percent of Iraqis feel their life is very good compared with 13 percent in March 2008.

They also feel safer - 46 percent of respondents said they believe the security in their neighborhoods is very good compared with only 20 percent last year, according to the survey.

A statement by ABC said the results "represent a stunning reversal of the spiral of despair caused by Iraq's sectarian violence in 2006 and 2007."

The Kurdish community was the most optimistic - 32 percent said they thought their lives were very good, while 25 percent of respondents from the Shia community and 8 percent of Sunni respondents felt the same way.


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