'Duh'bya Bush Revelations

According to a survey conducted by the International Republican Institute , a government-funded body that promotes democracy around the world and which is helping oversee efforts to build political parties in Iraq, about 45 percent think Allawi has been effective since taking office in June which is down from 66 percent; support for government is down from 62 percent to 43 percent

REVELATION #1: Iraqis skeptical about new government

The survey also found out that religious leaders carry more political weight than tribal leaders, the government, or political parties with potential Iraqi voters.

The Washington Post, reporting figures not publicly released by the institute, said the survey also found that the most popular politician in Iraq was Abdel Aziz Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Fifty-one percent said they want him in the national assembly, which will pick a new government. Allawi was second, with 47 percent of Iraqis supporting him for a seat in the new parliament if elections were held now, and rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was a close third, with 46 percent, the newspaper said. An institute spokesman would not confirm the Post figures.

REVELATION #2: Iraq wants government to include Islamic religion

REVELATION #3: al-Sadr still has followers (and it's all because we let him go)


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