Former US Defense Sec Robert Gates: Says Vice President Biden Was "Wrong" About Almost "Everything" But He's Absolutely Wrong On Iraqi Opinion of US

Robert Gates Duty Spoof - Doody
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By Ronald David Jackson
Former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates was on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight to hawk his new book, "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War," when he suggested that most Iraqis have a favorable opinion of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq: "for most Iraqis, life is in fact significantly better than under Sadam Hussein."

While with Piers Morgan, Gates almost gloated about how consistently "wrong" Vice President Joe Biden has been regarding foreign policy. Yet Gates doesn't seem to have the slightest idea of what he is talking about on the issue of Iraqi views, which calls into question his book, his opinions, and his leadership as Defense Secretary. 

What Iraqis Think:
United States "Broke It" But Didn't Fix It

"If you break it you own it."
General Colin Powell,
warning regarding the invasion of Iraq.

What do the Iraqis themselves think about Iraq after the US invasion? They are not very happy, according to the findings of opinion polls.

According to a Gallup Poll published in March of 2011, Iraqis say security is better as a result of US withdrawal. That is, Iraqis believed the presence of the United States was causing conflict, not reducing it. More than four in five "perceived security to have been positively impacted by the U.S. departure." A poll published by Zogby Research Services in December of 2011 showed that only 30% of Iraqis believed Iraq is "better off" as a result of the US invasion.

In fact, the only segment of Iraqi public opinion that considers itself better off after the US intervention are the Kurds, who gained more independence as Iraq has further splintered into three segments: Shia, Sunni and Kurd.


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The United States and Israel