A new Quinnipiac poll offers yet more confirmation of public sentiment against a new war in Iraq, with 61% saying the 2003 invasion of Iraq was wrong and 63% saying they oppose the policy of sending ground troops now.
The polls went further than just touching on Iraq’s wars, past and present. 64% of Americans polled also said that the United States is “doing too much in other countries” and should focus on domestic issues instead of foreign interventions.
Previous polls have showed similar opposition to US involvement in another war in Iraq, though they don’t seem to be impacting the Obama Administration’s decision to continue escalation.
Rather, they seem to have impacted the “talking points” without any real change, with officials promising they wouldn’t send troops, then that they wouldn’t send “combat troops,” then, having sent the combat troops, spurned claims of “mission creep.” US officials seem to recognize voters’ opposition to the new war, but they aren’t letting it get in their way.
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The American people should get their head out their $$$$&&&& and oppose all and every war, oppose people as Barack Hussein Obama who fooled them, they should oppose personality as Hillary Clinton or Jef Bush or McCain and above all those that are supported by AIPAC. Wake up America you are drowning in lies and deceit by a falsified democracy that never meant to work for the American people but cheat you till you die.
Some of the neocons moved back into the Democratic Party, following Hillary and friends.
Hey 'Father Abraham', that 'of the people, by the people, for the people' stuff is sure working out great, thanks a bunch.
"…US officials seem to recognize voters’ opposition to the new war, but they aren’t letting it get in their way…"
That's because they don't care what the American people think – probably never have. What more proof do we need? That's why the American people need to retire every single one of these useless waste of oxygen users. And if the replacements even hint at following the path to "spreading democracy" or "American Exceptionalism" – immediately run them out of town, tarred and feathered.
Yeah, voting, that'll fix it. Like a serious anti-war candidate would EVER be permitted by the party bosses (Dem or GOP, no diff) to make it to the election. Ask Ron Paul about that. Nope, voting gets you 'Meet the new boss, same as the old boss'.
I'm assuming you are advocating doing something …so though you don't say it, the something you allude to would make you no better than those you wish to remove. And though there are many more than people imagine who would join you in armed insurrection there would not be enough. The resulting reaction from the elites would be far more onerous than what we currently endure. Bottom line: the state of things at home have not progressed far enough down the rathole to sufficiently wake up the American people. They/we have been led and fed and dumbed down where it will take a monumental cataclysmic event to rouse the masses…and we ain't there…yet.
So, yeah, voting is what we have if we wish to remain semi-civilized. And the right message from the right person would be sufficient to move the dial…and Ron Paul wasn't the right messenger…and neither is his son.
I have done something – I have withdrawn my consent. If sufficient numbers of principled people would do the same, the entire facade would collapse. But as long as dupes keep pulling the lever for War Party D candidate or War Party R candidate, the War Party gets its 'consent of the governed'. Once obtained, the 'governed' are patently ignored. Democracy – majority aka 'mob' rule – is no barometer of civilization. The War Party and its presstitute allies will make sure your 'right message from the right person' will never get near a camera and microphone. Ron was effectively neutered, and his son is a fraud.
As long as the internet remains relatively free and open (no guarantees it'll remain so, but…) the "War Party and its presstitute allies" are not the sole method of getting your message out. The means to instigate a real grassroots uprising/following is there. Howard Dean previously and Obama following proved that an effective use of the internet can affect a positive response. Unfortunately, their "message" was muddled and in the Obama case, just plain bogus…but nonetheless, it worked.
So, like I said, I agree with you that they will attempt to stifle the message, or in some cases participation entirely, but the right message from the right person using the right method could work, without resorting to revolution…or non-participation.
Yet watch people continue to parrot Bernays' propaganda slogan that the USA is a "democracy".
People are so willing to fool themselves, even as as their affairs are being dictated to them.
Since there is no draft, and since America has a permanent underclass to provide volunteers for the war machine, it really doesn't matter to our masters what the people think.