From a poll of Iraqi public opinion, carried out in July 2015:
56% of Iraqis strongly or somewhat oppose airstrikes being carried out by coalition forces, as compared to 44% who strongly or somewhat support them.
http://www.opinion.co.uk/perch/resources/iraqdata.pdf
The poll also found, among other things, that:
– 62% of Iraqis think that the ‘coalition against ISIS’ (presumably the U.S., U.K., et al) has a negative influence on events in Iraq.
– 85% of Iraqis agree that ISIS was made in the U.S.A..
– 74% of Iraqis oppose the partition of the country.
– 75% of Iraqis believe Iraqis can put aside their differences and live together.
As In Syria, then, it seems Iraqis are not quite as sold on the benefits of being bombed by the U.S. and U.K. as some pundits in the U.S. and U.K. are.
And, rightly or wrongly, they seem convinced that the U.S. have had a hand in creating ISIS.
