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Regis Philbin
Jul 16th, 2007, 08:05 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/iran.poll/index.html

Poll: Iranians want democracy, nuclear inspections

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Poll shows 80 percent of Iranians are in favor of full nuclear inspections

The economy is the No. 1 concern for most Iranians, according to poll

79 percent support system in which leaders elected through free, direct elections

Terror Free Tomorrow, a U.S.-based group, conducted interviews last month


(CNN) -- Most Iranians support nuclear inspections, a democratic government and normal relations with the United States, a poll by a U.S.-based organization has found.

A majority said President Ahmadinejad has not kept his promise to "put oil money on the table of the people."

Terror Free Tomorrow found 80 percent of Iranians support full inspections and a guarantee not to develop nuclear weapons in return for aid from other countries.

Slightly more than half, however, said they still favor the development of nuclear weapons and think the country would be safer with them. Developing the weapons is considered a "very important" priority for just 29 percent of those polled.

DoubleEdgeSword
Jul 16th, 2007, 09:58 PM
Well, by God, we should just invade Iran and overthrow that towel head and give those oil rich, uhh poor I-Rainians some good old American values. Isn't that right, Regis?

pinky
Jul 16th, 2007, 10:02 PM
Actually, this is precisely why we shouldn't use military force against Iran. This regime isn't going to last very long. Why antagonize the majority of the people there unnecessarily?

Junior and Darth will probably find a reason, though.

DoubleEdgeSword
Jul 16th, 2007, 10:06 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if we already had covert ops there. Cambodia and Laos, anyone?