71%

71%

71% of Iraqis polled say that life will be better in the future.

I would guess that this is a more accurate number than the 100% that voted for Saddam in the last election.

Poll: Iraqis say life better now

Some 57 percent of respondents said life was better now than under Saddam, against 19 percent who said it was worse and 23 percent who said it was about the same.

Iraqi people appeared optimistic about the future, with 71 percent saying they expected things to be better in a years time, six percent predicting it will be worse and nine percent the same.