Munqith al-Dagher and Karl Kaltenthaler, Washington Post: A striking positive shift in Sunni opinion in Iraq is underway. Here’s what it means
Iraqi security forces have made great progress toward defeating the Islamic State in Iraq. Whether this military success will translate into enduring stability will depend in large part upon the attitudes of Iraqi Sunnis toward the postwar state. Since 2003, Iraqi Sunnis have viewed the political system as unfair and marginalizing their role in the nation’s politics. A recent public opinion survey we carried out reveals a startling and potentially significant shift in Sunni attitudes toward the Iraqi state.
A nationwide poll of Iraqis carried out by the Almustakilla for Research group in April 2017 found that for the first time since our surveys began in 2003, Sunni Arab public opinion in Iraq is very positive about the political situation in the country, while the Shiite Arab view of politics has grown more negative.
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WNU Editor: I think it is premature to make claims that public opinion is shifting in Iraq. I have been following Iraq since the 2003 invasion, and I have lost count over the years on reading these type of stories.
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