Seriously, does it?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009A majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting and just a quarter say more U.S. troops should be sent to the country, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Majority in Post-ABC Poll Say Afghan War Not Worth Fighting, Washington Post, 8/19/09
As Glenn Greenwald points out (and as these last two entries show), that’s the 2nd straight poll that shows Americans want our military out of Afghanistan.
Why are we there? If you use the word “necessity” anywhere in your answer a piano will fall from the heavens and crush you where you stand.
I also heard a caller on a radio show the other day state that “Afghanistan attacked us.” No, Afghanistan did not attack us. Supposedly a group within Afghanistan, comparable to the goofy militias in this country, somehow cobbled together a plan to hijack airplanes and crash them into buildings. Afghanistan the country did not attack us. So, don’t bother with that answer either.
And, you still didn’t answer my other question. If we stay in Afghanistan does that mean we don’t live in a democracy? How about if we don’t put single-payer health care into law or at least include a public option in health care reform even though they are favored by the majority of the population?
