Poll: 4 in 5 Iraqis Say U.S. Military Causes More Violence Than It Stops

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WASHINGTON — About six in 10 Iraqis say they approve of attacks on American-led forces, and slightly more than that want their government to ask American troops to leave within a year, a poll finds. The Iraqis also have negative views of Osama bin Laden, according to the early September poll of 1,150.

The poll, done for University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes, found:

• Almost four in five Iraqis say America's military force in Iraq provokes more violence than it prevents. snip

• An overwhelmingly negative opinion of Qaeda chief Mr. bin Laden and more than half, 57%, disapproving of President Ahmadinejad of Iran.