An interesting survey posted a few days ago shows that some Americans may be coming to their senses about the U.S.’s activities in the Middle East, at least to some extent.
While 42 percent of Americans would support a U.S. invasion of Iran to stop its nuclear program, only 7 percent now think our primary focus should be “democracy building” in other countries, and more Americans are in favor of multinational initiatives than before.
Also particularly heartening are: “81 percent agree that it matters whether people around the world respect our country” and “a strong majority oppose the use of torture in other countries (66 percent) or by this country (75 percent) even to crackdown on terrorists.”
However, I am amused that voters are “roughly split on…the likelihood of Iraq becoming a stable democracy.” Given the fact that Iraqi candidates are refusing to publicize their campaigns or even going into hiding due to increasing anti-election violence, I find the idea of a stable Iraq any time soon to be utterly laughable.
P.S. People have gotten annoyed after finding out through third parties, so I am announcing here: Anna and I are engaged. :-D
“correct is consensus
everything else, nonsense
forward is the hope
forget recompense
peace and tranquility is only for the wealthy
dearth for the masses and inequality”
--Bad Religion, “Strange Denial”