Say not the struggle naught availeth...

Andrew Sullivan is pessimistic over a poll of Iraqis conducted by MSNBC, which he admits up front is skewed because the Kurds are not included.

A staggering 92 percent view the Coalition forces as "occupiers" as opposed to 2 percent who consider them "liberators;" and 55 percent say they would feel more safe if the Coalition forces left (that number was 11 percent last November). It doesn't get more decisive a judgment than that.

Decisive, he says. It seems to me that the Iraqis polled are quite possibly (and understandably) intimidated by the terrorist attacks and that, more than anything else, is what shows up in the polls. I would also question the reliability of those numbers because there are Iraqis with the opposing point of view routinely publishing it on the web. Here's what Ali has to say about it over at Iraq the Model:

I, being an Iraqi have accepted the challenge and I’m not alone; hundreds of thousands of IP, soldiers, officials and workers in different fields have decided the same by doing their job, cooperating with the coalition and marching persistently towards building their country, maintaining their freedom and embracing the changes towards democracy. Other Millions of Iraqis are supporting this process each in his own way.

So Andrew, keep the faith buddy.