From: "Mark" 

Anything's possible Bob, but "these blogs" have been consistent
from the get-go, it's Zogby (or that peace outfit) that is the outlier
here.

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:44064fec$1{at}w3....
> We don't truly know if these blogs are any more representative than the
> Zogby story unfortunately.  They could well be just plain military
> controlled propaganda. They've admitted doing the same to the Iraqi's, so
> I wouldn't be surprised if they're trying to win our hearts and minds
> under false pretenses too...
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:44061574{at}w3....
>> http://officersclub.blogspot.com/2006/02/somethings-not-right-here.html
>> "Look, you can take Le Moyne College and John Zogby's word on
it, and let
>> them act as middleman between you and troops in Iraq, or you can go
>> directly hundreds of troops in the Middle East via their individual
>> blogs. I recommend milblogging.com, The Mudville Gazette, or Blackfive as
>> a portal to getting to those guys. Don't be surprised when you find that
>> what the troops say, and what Zogby says the troops are saying doesn't
>> exactly match-up."
>>
>>
>> "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote
>> in message news:4405ffd8{at}w3....
>>> Given all that we've heard from the Right about listening to the troops
>>> etc.....
>>>
>>> http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0301/dailyUpdate.html
>>>
>>> "A large majority of US troops think the US should
withdraw completely
>>> from Iraq within a year. Stars and Stripes reports that the poll of 944
>>> US troops in Iraq, conducted by Zogby International, found that only 23
>>> percent of service members felt that the US should "stay as long as
>>> needed." Although the poll, conducted in January and
February of 2006,
>>> was carried out without Pentagon approval, Zogby International said they
>>> did have the approval of commanders in Iraq.
>>>
>>>    Of the 72 percent, 22 percent said troops should leave within the
>>> next six months, and 29 percent said they should withdraw
"immediately."
>>> Twenty-one percent said the US military presence should end within a
>>> year; 5 percent weren't sure.
>>>
>>> The poll was funded by Le Moyne College's Center for Peace and Global
>>> Studies, which received money for the project from an anonymous antiwar
>>> activist. John Zogby, the president of Zogby International, said neither
>>> the college nor the donor had imput on the content of the poll, or how
>>> it was conducted. Of those surveyed, 75 percent had served multiple
>>> tours in Iraq, 63 percent were under 30 years of age, and 25 percent
>>> were women.
>>>
>>> One surprising finding in the poll is that 85 percent of those surveyed
>>> believe that the US's main mission in Iraq is to retaliate against
>>> Saddam Hussein for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Numerous
>>> commissions and studies have been unable to find that Iraq played any
>>> role in the 9/11 bombings."
>>>
>>> Adam
>>
>>
>
>

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