"To MANY Iraqi's, the PM is seen as a puppet..."
MANY... I guess, technically, the four Iraqi's who's interviews were selected as quotable can be called "many".
So the article is accurate. Misleading in the extreme, but accurate.
"Despite [(1) good news in Iraq or (2) a /pro-Bush development anywhere/anytime] many/some say [followed by negative spin] . . . "
This is the standard boilerplate the press uses to minimize any good news pertaining to the war in Iraq or to Bush in general. The good news is always followed by selective negative comments which diminish or totally negate the impact of the good news.