You heard it here first

Almost a month ago, I debated with Bruce G. about a Zogby poll that was cited by Vice President Cheney as a positive sign that American action in Iraq is working. At the time, I disagreed with Cheney's assessment, and examined the poll results to show that Cheney was very far from "technically correct". In fact, in some cases, he was dead wrong. [link]

Now, you don't have to take my word for it. You can take the New Republic's word for it.

"Practically nothing Cheney said in his description of the poll -- and the situation in Iraq -- withstands scrutiny. When Iraqis were asked what model of government they wanted, a breakaway plurality of 49 percent desired a democracy guided by Islamic law. The next closest contender, with 24 percent, was a clerical-dominated Islamic state. A secular, democratic Iraq -- the closest choice to the U.S. model -- garnered only 21 percent support. Over 60 percent of Iraqis wanted the United States and Britain to leave Iraq in a year; among Sunnis, the figure rose to 70 percent. Worse, fully half of Iraqis said they expect the United States to hurt their country over the next five years. Only 36 percent voiced faith that it would help."

Well, I think I said it better, and I certainly said it earlier, but it's nice when someone else validates the contents of a post...