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Iraq: Thank God for Germany

· Friday, March 19, 2004 · No comments

People in Alabama, often on the wrong end of most rankings of the 50 states, have always been able to say “Thank God for Mississippi!” because at least they kept Alabama from being the worst. Dean Esmay passes on a Medienkritik report that the latest public opinion surveys show the average Iraqi is happier than the average German.

I’m sure this is almost entirely a function of polling techniques, comfort with expressing negative opinions, and expectation levels. Still, I can’t help but find it pretty amusing.

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James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College and a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm vet. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

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