As if we care what the Afghans think of US

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from the WaPo: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/09/AR2009020901368_pf.html



A new poll in Afghanistan shows sagging support for U.S. efforts in that country . . .

The poll, the fourth conducted in Afghanistan since 2005 by ABC News and its media partners, also shows plummeting support for President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan government. …

…ratings of U.S. forces have declined precipitously; 32 percent said U.S. and coalition forces are performing well, down from 68 percent in 2005. And fewer than half of the respondents, 42 percent, have confidence in coalition forces to provide security in their areas.

Most troubling to the Afghans are U.S. airstrikes and civilian casualties. One in five said coalition forces have killed civilians in their area in the past year, and one in six reported nearby bombing or shelling at the hands of U.S. forces.

About eight in 10 called coalition airstrikes unacceptable, viewing the risk to innocent civilians as greater than the value of these raids in fighting the Taliban and other anti-government insurgents. More blame U.S. and coalition forces for poor targeting than blame the Taliban for keeping assets among civilians (41 percent to 28 percent); 27 percent said both sides shared the blame.

More also blame the country’s current travails on the United States, NATO or the Afghan government than on the Taliban (36 percent to 27 percent), but the Taliban is viewed as a greater long-term threat.”


read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/09/AR2009020901368_pf.html

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1. We should care. We just love to continue creating our own enemies so we will never run out

of wars.

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3. of course

. . . we should care.

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2. we went in and bomb rocks, let the guy get away, and left them with their poppies to make a living

sounds like all the rest of the drug deals we have had wars over before - it seems it is always really about the drugs -