57% Now Oppose War In Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Opposition to the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time high in a new national poll.

 

Fifty-seven percent of Americans questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday say they oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan, with 42 percent supporting the military mission. The percentage of those in opposition to the war is up 11 points since April, and is the highest ever in CNN polling since the launch of the U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan soon after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

 

The poll indicates that opposition to the war is coming mainly from Democrats and independents.

 

"Fifty-seven percent of independents and nearly three-quarters of Democrats oppose the war. Seven in 10 Republicans support what the U.S. is doing in Afghanistan," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Democrats mildly opposed the war in April while independents and Republicans favored it. But opposition has grown 18 points among Democrats and 10 points among independents."

 

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[gchs_uk9]

I think most Americans are tired of war in general, no matter where it is being fought.

[Jim Schue]

George Will had a pretty good column about just this subject; he's also ready for us to be done with it. (I read it in yesterday's C-J)

[Hatz]

I wonder how many of those polled have equated Iraq and Afghanistan as the same place? The American public (some of them) are that dumb. If they don't know US geography there is a good chance they don't know the geography there either.

[rockmom]

I'm an independent, and I was and still am for military action in Afghanistan. THAT's where we need to be, and where we need to make headway. I'm ready for it to be over, but it's going to be a long time, not anytime soon.

[PepRock01]

I'm an independent, and I was and still am for military action in Afghanistan. THAT's where we need to be, and where we need to make headway. I'm ready for it to be over, but it's going to be a long time, not anytime soon.

 

Find their caves, drop mustard gas in there and seal the openings.

 

Works pretty well in my book.

[sportsfan41]

Find their caves, drop mustard gas in there and seal the openings.

 

Works pretty well in my book.

 

Too many people would say we're inhumane.

[PepRock01]

Too many people would say we're inhumane.

 

Not sure if you have ever followed anything I have ever posted regarding conflicts and their conduct in here but that means nothing to me.

 

Give them a chance to surrender and be treated like human beings. Maybe even a handful of chances, but if they insist on continuing then gas them. Maybe when some realize what happened they will be more inclined to take the lenient route.

[sportsfan41]

Not sure if you have ever followed anything I have ever posted regarding conflicts and their conduct in here but that means nothing to me.

 

Give them a chance to surrender and be treated like human beings. Maybe even a handful of chances, but if they insist on continuing then gas them. Maybe when some realize what happened they will be more inclined to take the lenient route.

 

Doubtful, we're dealing with brainwashed/rebelliant kids. When you factor in that the average age range of these idiots is somewhere around 15-24 I don't think anything we do will change their way of thinking, they're either brainwashed, rebelling, or too afraid of what their "brothers" may do to them if they do change their ways. I'm all for gassing them, but I'm just saying it wouldn't happen.

[formerkywrestler]

Doubtful, we're dealing with brainwashed/rebelliant kids. When you factor in that the average age range of these idiots is somewhere around 15-24 I don't think anything we do will change their way of thinking, they're either brainwashed, rebelling, or too afraid of what their "brothers" may do to them if they do change their ways. I'm all for gassing them, but I'm just saying it wouldn't happen.

If there aren't any of them left...does their "way of thinking" really matter?

[sportsfan41]

If there aren't any of them left...does their "way of thinking" really matter?

 

Unless you're proposing the use of nuclear weapons, there will ALWAYS be more of them left. But I wonder how well opium grows in a nuclear fallout zone.

[Jim Schue]

I've been saying it for years: If there ever was a place that begged to have the G-Bomb dropped on it, it's Afghanistan.

 

Since you hard-core right-wingers don't give a rat's patootie what the rest of the world thinks about the US, surely you can get behind my idea of out-crazying the crazies, right?

[PepRock01]

I've been saying it for years: If there ever was a place that begged to have the G-Bomb dropped on it, it's Afghanistan.

 

Since you hard-core right-wingers don't give a rat's patootie what the rest of the world thinks about the US, surely you can get behind my idea of out-crazying the crazies, right?

 

 

As long as it is cost-effective I am all for it.

[formerkywrestler]

Unless you're proposing the use of nuclear weapons, there will ALWAYS be more of them left. But I wonder how well opium grows in a nuclear fallout zone.

Now there is an unintended consequence I hadn't thought of. If the price of heroin skyrockets then we will see an increase of crime by heroin-starved-junkies here at home (or so I've been told).

[sportsfan41]

Now there is an unintended consequence I hadn't thought of. If the price of heroin skyrockets then we will see an increase of crime by heroin-starved-junkies here at home (or so I've been told).

 

:lol:I'll survive, and I'm sure someone else will see it as an opportunity to enter the luxurious life of an international drug trafficker.