Iraqis Regaining Confidence

A poll of Iraqis done for the BBC and other news organizations has gotten some attention today. The BBC headlines, “Poll suggests Iraqis ‘optimistic,'” and that’s a fair lead. As always, though, the details of the survey, available here, contain much more that is of interest.
Respondents’ answers are most reliable, I think, when they are talking about their own experience and observation. Thus, the single most important question, in my view, is number 9, “Would you rate today

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