The ABC-Washington Post poll on attitudes regarding the WBK War had an eye-popper on Afghanistan, and unlike last year, they noticed it this time (Wa Po):
A narrow majority — 51 percent — said that the war there has been worth fighting. And 51 percent also said the United States must win in Afghanistan to succeed in the broader terrorism battle . . .
Think about it, nearly half the country (the actual number is 42%) don’t think we need to defeat the Taliban to “succeed in the broader terrorism battle” (The number who believe the war in Afghanistan wasn’t worth it was 45%).
Even more troubling was this little fact (ABC, emphasis added):
Majorities of Republicans and independents think the war in Afghanistan was worth fighting and that the effort there is linked to the eventual defeat of terrorism more broadly. Majorities of Democrats disagree.
In other words, the folks who wouldvote Barack Obama into office don’t think we should be in Afghanistan. Does anyone really think Obama will ignore them, when they are echoing the views of most of the rest of the world, which didn’t really want us to fight the Taliban in the first place?
Lest anyone forget, this is a candidate so vapid he equates the WBK War to “climate change” and terrorism to ICE raids on illegal aliens (Jim Geraghty). He has talked not only of giving Osama bin Laden a trial, but one before an international court (The Corner). His statements reveal a man with no sense of the urgency or importance of this war.
We’re supposed to believe he will ensure we win in Afghanistan? Sorry, but I’m not buying it.
