“A poll conducted for the CPA [Coalition Provisional Authority] by the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Security Studies from April 14 to 23, 2004, in six large Iraqi cities, including Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul, reported that 55 percent of respondents said they would feel ‘more safe’ if Coalition forces left immediately. Forty-one percent of respondents said they wanted Coalition forces to ‘leave immediately,’ and 45 percent said they wanted Coalition forces to ‘leave after a permanent government is elected.’ Only 7 percent of respondents said they had confidence in Coalition forces.”
– Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Imperial Life in the Emerald City, Page 305