Further to Lance’s post below, I’ve gone through some of the highlights of the recent Environics poll of Afghan public opinion, pointing out some of the problem areas as well as the overwhelmingly good news, and providing a link to a similar but more comprehensive poll conducted just over a year ago.
Conclusion: the international community is making slow but steady progress winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan. Read the source data yourself if you need convincing.
But… since the data doesn’t match the twisted world-view of the leftie moonbats, it will be ignored. Having heard Dawn Black, the moonbat defence critic, deride the data on the radio this morning, I remain sceptical that anything will move the intellectually deficient left to recognize reality.
Why does the left even have a defense critic?
They could place a cardboard cutout of a person (gender non specific of course…) with a sign stating ‘war is wrong!’..and we would get their point..
In their world defending the rights of the oppressed doesn’t exist unless the opressors are the wicked white west..then they fall all over themselves to let everyone know..even better if the oppressed are idealogical allies..
Dawn Black….Everytime I hear her about to speak in order to avoid getting dumber by the syllable by listening I turn radio/TV off immediately….
kursk:
The left admires the old Soviet system, one of the prime promoters of world peace through one world government (where have we heard that before)?
Once in power, worker’s right to strike was immediately taken away, since a true worker drone could not possibly be unhappy in the worker’s paradise.
Much in the same way, once humans are under the yoke of the perfect system, how could the be unhappy? Obviously, they are counter-revolutionary and must be either exiled or executed.
That is the unhappy ending for all socialist paradise fairy tales.
It’s unfortunate that the entire Canadian effort in Afghanistan has been defined by partisan politics rather than trying to determine the right thing to do. The media has spent so much time discussing each party’s position and how it will effect their electoral chances that they’ve virtually ignored what is actually happening on the ground. There’s nary a peep from the media unless a soldier dies, and then all we seem to get are ramp ceremonies and Layton sound bites. Small wonder that a poll indicating Afghans appreciate our efforts comes as a “surprise”.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071019.wcomment1019/BNStory/Afghanistan/home
I wonder if the record opium crop produced this year is why some of those Afghanis appreciate us being over there?
Gee, I wonder whether smoking or injecting opium byproducts is why some moonbats like Iberia can’t see the forest for the trees. Had any good Nazi comparisons lately, dude? I feel like calling Godwin’s Law down on you again.
Hotair has the headline:
“Poll of Afghans: More occupation, please”
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/10/19/poll-of-afghans-more-occupation-please/
I find it extremely interesting how leftists base every argument they have on useless polls, until the day a leftist poll goes horribly wrong.
This story is the same as every poll based “news” report. Irrelevant…
Could Taliban Jack explain how it is that he wants to talk & cooperate with the Taliban, a group on the far right who have stated their terms, basically give us what we want or we won’t talk, yet in the democratic parliament of his own country, where he represents a small percentage of the populace, he refuses to cooperate and make parliament work?
Well Caveman, if I thought that having record opium production was a good thing for Canada, I wouldn’t be questioning why we are so appreciated.
Back in the cave you go…
Iberia, if having two neurons to rub together gives you enough intelligence to understand world affairs, you comments might merit reasoned debate. As it stands, I shall just have to treat you like one treats a retarded nephew. Try again, sunshine. As a troll, you’re barely a D minus.
Let’s support the troops who are still alive!
MSM-Fox uses the words “militants” and “insurgents”. The correct words are: Muslim Taliban murderers, aka perverts, sprung from the mould of lberia.
Rewrite headline:
Nearly 3 dozen, 36 Muslim Taliban murderers killed in Afghanistan Fighting
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In addition, “The coalition said it killed more than a dozen insurgents Friday”.
Rewrite: The NATO coalition, which includes Canada, killed more that a dozen, 12 plus, Muslim Taliban murderers Friday.
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Nearly 3 Dozen Militants Killed in Afghanistan Fighting
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303771,00.html