Poll: Public Turns Negative on U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan

Let's just go ahead and ramp up for a war with every country that is considered a state sponsor of terror. We'll mobilize the country and make it the #1 priority. As George Wallace use to say "no more ***** footing around". If we're not going to do that then let's withdraw all troops and foriegn aid to the rest of the world. No point in borrowing money from other contries to give to folks that either won't help us or flat out hate us!

The problem I have with those who don't support the war in Afghanistan is that they don't present a workable solution to protect the US and its allies from Afghanistan becoming a haven for international terrorism. It is a war we cannot afford to lose. The problem with the opinion polls is that the Taliban and Al Queda read them to and it only strengthens their resolve to wait out NATO knowing that the weak kneed Westerners don't have the character or the guts to see it through. We pull out early and all the sacrifices made by our military will be for nothing.

Certainly our reasons for being in Afghanistan are more valid than those for Iraq. But when we have lost so many thousands of soldiers in several ill-conceived wars, generally with no decisive result in our favor, I am reluctant to continue support for the Afghanistan debacle unless the American electorate is willing and economicaly able to pour in sufficient military resouces to win a guaranteed sustainable result. Without the will to win we are wasting our time, our troop's lives and our treasury to no acceptable end.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are utter disasters. They create many more terrorists than they eliminate. When will humanity learn that war is not the answer?

Bring the troops home now!

We cannot afford to have standing armies fighting terrorism. After two wars, we have more than enough proof that this is not the method which works or should be used. Bring the troops home now and let Big Oil hire their own private army to protect their interest. As for fighting terrorism, only by infiltration to the various groups will we win. Like the FBI infiltrated the KKK in the 1960's, such methods should be used to fight terrorism. After all, the KKK were terrorist bombing Black Churches and Jewish synagogues. The FBI brought them down and the terrorists of today can be taking down as well. Just not with a standing army costing trillions.

It's been long enough. Either NAPALM the entire country to eliminate their hiding places and wipe them out or get out. Enough chasing shadows through the foliage and accomplishing nothing.