Bend it like Cheney: "while Cheney noted that when asked what kind of government they would like, Iraqis chose 'the US ... hands down'. In fact, the results of the poll are quite different. Twenty-three per cent of the Iraqis surveyed said that they would like to model their new government after the US; 17.5% would like their model to be Saudi Arabia; 12% said Syria, 7% said Egypt and 37% said 'none of the above'. Hardly 'winning hands down'.
When given the choice as to whether they 'would like to see US and British forces leave Iraq in six months, one year, or two years', 31.5% of Iraqis said these forces should leave in six months; 34% say a year, and only 25% say two or more years. So while technically Cheney might say that 'over 60% [actually 59%] ... want the US to stay at least another year', an equally correct observation would be that 65.5% want the US and Britain to leave in one year or less. "
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