Poll finds Iraqis optimistic

In the run up to the Iraqi election this Thursday I'll be posting about Iraq this week. There are some very positive signs in Iraq:

Interviewers found that 71% of those questioned said things were currently very or quite good in their personal lives, while 29% found their lives very or quite bad. When asked whether their lives would improve in the coming year, 64% said things would be better and 12% said they expected things to be worse.

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