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| Pessimism 'growing among Iraqis' | Pessimism 'growing among Iraqis' |
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| A new survey paints a pessimistic picture of Iraqis' confidence in their own government and in coalition forces. | A new survey paints a pessimistic picture of Iraqis' confidence in their own government and in coalition forces. |
| Only 18% of Iraqis have confidence in US and coalition troops, while opinion is almost evenly split on whether to have confidence in Iraq's government. | Only 18% of Iraqis have confidence in US and coalition troops, while opinion is almost evenly split on whether to have confidence in Iraq's government. |
| About 86% of those questioned expressed concern about someone in their household being a victim of violence. | About 86% of those questioned expressed concern about someone in their household being a victim of violence. |
| More than 2,000 people were polled for the study, which was commissioned by the BBC, ABC News, ARD and USA Today. | More than 2,000 people were polled for the study, which was commissioned by the BBC, ABC News, ARD and USA Today. |
| The survey was conducted by D3 Systems. | The survey was conducted by D3 Systems. |
| The latest findings contrast strongly with the outlook among Iraqis in 2005, when respondents to a similar survey were generally hopeful about the future. | The latest findings contrast strongly with the outlook among Iraqis in 2005, when respondents to a similar survey were generally hopeful about the future. |
| Asked whether they thought reconstruction efforts in Iraq had been effective, some 67% said they felt they had not. | Asked whether they thought reconstruction efforts in Iraq had been effective, some 67% said they felt they had not. |
| Religious divide | |
| The poll paints a picture of an increasingly polarised Iraq, with acutely diverging views between Sunnis and Shias - Sunnis appearing more pessimistic. | |
| Pessimism is most keenly felt across central Iraq, including Baghdad, where Sunnis are most numerous. | |
| Religious differences are particularly displayed in attitudes towards the execution of Saddam Hussein. | |
| Sunnis questioned largely regarded the manner of the former Iraqi leader's death as inappropriate and unlikely to help the cause of reconciliation; Shias predominantly took the opposite view. | |
| No one however wanted Iraq divided along sectarian lines. | |
| Further details of the poll will be available on the BBC News website at 1200 GMT on Monday. |