Iraqis Trust Bush?

Consider this neocon pledge of allegiance: "I trust George W. Bush. Its evident millions of Afghans and Iraqis trust him as well. The proof is their voting under the threat of death." Er, right. This is what neo-conservatives are willfully not understanding about the Iraqi elections: if anything can be deduced from the election results, it is NOT that President Bush will go down in history as the greatest President ever, but THAT IRAQIS WANT TO HAVE U.S. TROOPS LEAVE. Leave aside the anecdotal evidence. This is what public opinion polls seem to confirm, and as far as rational people are concerned it is implied by the overwhelming success of a Shiite list that represents many strong advocates of US withdrawal. What more evidence do we need? And why should the White House be allowed to spin the election as a triumph for its foreign policy?

Iraqis are, like normal people, trying to make the best of a bad situation, and they should be congratulated for it. But we have seen zero evidence that they like, support, or in any way "trust" President Bush.