Comments on: Poll: Majority in US Oppose Both Wars

By: When Will the Wars End? | The Beacon

When Will the Wars End? | The Beacon — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:12:13 +0000

[...] majority of Americans, including an overwhelming majority of Democrats, oppose the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet [...]

By: Obama’s Losing Support « LewRockwell.com Blog

Obama’s Losing Support « LewRockwell.com Blog — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:10:42 +0000

[...] get away with nationalizing medicine, he will continue to get away with foreign murder. Even though most Americans, especially Democrats, oppose the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this opposition has not translated [...]

By: Daily Briefing — 24th-25th July 2009 « Little Alex in Wonderland

Daily Briefing — 24th-25th July 2009 « Little Alex in Wonderland — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:34:25 +0000

[...] POLL: Majority of Americans oppose both wars. 63% oppose the Iraq occupation and 53% oppose the Af-Pak War (AntiWar.com). [...]

By: Poll: Majority in US Oppose Both Wars | NWOTruth

Poll: Majority in US Oppose Both Wars | NWOTruth — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:07:04 +0000

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By: Northsunm

Northsunm — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:48:27 +0000

No doubt the Afghan war will continue and involvement in Pakistan through drones escalate. Obama faces the huge problem that taking territory and holding it will involve more casualties than just using airstrikes and clearing areas only to have them re-occupied.
The power of imperial ideologues and the military industrial complex is greater in the U.S. than that of the people it would seem but over time the tide may change.. The U.S. will find itself further isolated as more countries find that it is political suicide to continue supporting a war that has large majorities against it. As the poll shows Democrats are strongly against both interventions and this could cause trouble for Obama eventually although he can always claim to be better than the Republicans on the issue!

By: EMSnews

EMSnews — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:53:15 +0000

Editorial alert: Unless pessimism is a dress, you can't 'sew' it. The proper word here is 'SOW pessimism'.

As for the polls: the only sector of the right wing in America that is antiwar are the fringe libertarians. Any public GOP officials against the war are this way ONLY because they oppose anything the Democrats do. There was nearly no opposition to the war from them when Bush was President.

Obama is losing his own party. The left has been against these wars even when it was popular with the majority of Americans. Now, the left has, as usual, been betrayed by the Democrats. There are no big antiwar demonstrations because the left is severely divided by the issue of Israel: many Jews who are traditionally against many wars in general, do NOT want to have demonstrations that are aimed at Israel itself. Fears that demonstrations will get 'out of control' and the speakers will attack the apartheid state in the Middle East causes many organizers on the left to hesitate so we have no demonstrations.

By: Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Torture hell of Abu Ghraib, Iraq :: July :: 2009

Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Torture hell of Abu Ghraib, Iraq :: July :: 2009 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:44:25 +0000

[...] A new AP-GfK poll released today shows a majority of Americans opposed to the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The numbers also reveal growing concern that the president will be able to meet his goals, particularly in Iraq: here. [...]