It’s shamefully difficult to get hold of Iraqi public opinion, but here are a few interesting tidbits:
Feb. 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/15_03_04_iraqsurvey.pdf
From todayís perspective and all things considered, was it absolutely right,
somewhat right, somewhat wrong or absolutely wrong that US-led coalition
forces invaded Iraq in Spring 2003?
Absolutely right 19.6
Somewhat right 28.6
Somewhat wrong 12.9
Absolutely wrong 26.2
Difficult to say 12.7
Total 100.0
Apart from right and wrong, do you feel the US-led coalition force invasionÖ
Base = All respondents
%
Humiliated Iraq 41.2
Liberated Iraq 41.8
Difficult to say 17.0
Total 100.0
March 2007
https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/168/37191.html
despite the horrendous personal security problems only 26% of the country preferred life under the previous regime of Saddam Hussein, with almost half (49%) preferring life under the current political system
2007
https://www.globalpolicy.org/images/pdfs/0319iraqpoll.pdf
Compared to our country as it was before the war in spring 2003, are things in Iraq
overall much better now, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?
2007 2005
% %
Much Better 11 22
Somewhat Better 27 24
About the Same 12 13
Somewhat Worse 30 21
Much Worse 20 18
Refused/don’t know – 2
From today’s perspective and all things considered, was it absolutely right, somewhat
right, somewhat wrong, or absolutely wrong that US-led coalition forces invaded Iraq in
spring 2003?
2007 2005 2004
% % %
Absolutely Right 22 19 20
Somewhat Right 25 28 29
Somewhat Wrong 19 17 13
Absolutely Wrong 34 33 26
Refused/don’t know - 4 13
March 08
https://www.globalpolicy.org/images/pdfs/0308opinion.pdf
From today’s perspective and all things considered, was it absolutely right, somewhat
right, somewhat wrong, or absolutely wrong that US-led coalition forces invaded Iraq in
spring 2003?
Mar08 Aug07 Feb07 2005 2004
% % % % %
Absolutely Right 21 12 22 19 20
Somewhat Right 28 25 25 28 29
Somewhat Wrong 23 28 19 17 13
Absolutely Wrong 27 35 34 33 26
Refused/don’t know - - - 4 13