Comments on: CNN Poll: Afghanistan War opposition at all-time high

By: haren

haren — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:03:18 +0000

where were all this guy when we were fighting in Iraq for no reason.

By: Johnny DC

Johnny DC — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:01:30 +0000

Laughable. Liberals are absolutely laughable.

This is not Bush's War. This became Obama's War in 2009, especially considering all of the anti-war speeches he delivered on the campaign trail, promising to get the job done and bring our sons and daughters home.

Now that he's in the office, he sees what real presidential decision-making is all about. He must feel foolish for all the lies he spewed forth. Foolish or arrogant.

Maybe the Independents who voted for him are the ones feeling foolish?

By: Mike in Atlanta

Mike in Atlanta — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:59:32 +0000

Obama is the POTUS. He can end this war at any time of his choosing. He simply chooses not to at this time. This isn't "Bush's war" anymore folks, it is Obama's. "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."

By: keithc

keithc — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:56:23 +0000

Americans sure want something badly there, you don't spend hundreds of billions of dollars so a backwards country can have a democracy. And you've only antagonized terrorists and exponentially increased their numbers by being there. Why is only 4% of the money you spend there go towards building hosptals, schools, food, medicine?

By: Sandy M

Sandy M — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:55:50 +0000

Did you people forget 911? They were the terrorists. Did you forget they are advancing and in pakistan to get the nuclear weapons? Must have short term memories, we need to win.

By: Wanderer

Wanderer — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:51:49 +0000

I am independent but not opposing the war against the terrorists. I am opposing any illegal war and I didn’t think the Afghanistan war was legal. Invading , occupying, or interfering the sovereignty of any country is illegal. Taliban provided the safe haven for the extremists/terrorists but the people of Afghanistan didn’t. After ousting the Taliban, the US should have left the country and let the Afghanistan people take care of their own business. If they can’t take care of themselves then who can? There will be no winner in this war, unless … if and only if the people of Afghanistan want to win the war.

By: tien

tien — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:50:49 +0000

shouldn't there be daily reports on deaths on the front page (not buried in a ticker) like we did for IRAQ?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:44:04 +0000

We got Saddam, we liberated Iraq, bring our troops home. This war is not something we can afford. Let's bring the troops home and try to get our National debt under control. If we can't get this debt under control, we will crumble from within vs having a terrorist doing it from without. The debt is much more serious than killing every terrorist in Afghanistan. Besides, we won't ever achieve this and this war isn't a winnable situation. I TOTALLY AGREE---BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!!!!

By: S M R

S M R — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:41:29 +0000

Just another NO EXIT STRATEGY WAR by the BUSH ADMINISTRATION !!!

By: RealityKing

RealityKing — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:39:51 +0000

Personally..., I could never tire from freeing the oppressed.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:39:36 +0000

Fifty-seven percent of Americans questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday say they oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan, with 42 percent supporting the military mission. The percentage of those in opposition to the war is up 11 points since April, and is the highest ever in CNN polling since the launch of the U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan soon after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

Don't forget it is OB's war since January 2009.

By: Mohammed

Mohammed — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:39:16 +0000

CNN needs to look for torture cases at Baghram Military prison. There is a lady who has been tortured to the point of insanity by our troops. Her name is Dr. Aafia Siddiqi. She has been held for at least 6 years. She was educated in the US. She has lost two of her three children. Even the Pakistani government has assigned lawyers to free her. But our government has ignored her plea. She is currently held in one of New York city's maximum security prison and held under isolation and awaiting trial in New York City. There has demonstrations asking for her freedom by American Citizens but no coverage in the media. This story needs to be reported in order to inform the public of the horrific tortures that have been committed under the name of the American People names and for their security. I think once her story is told people will get to decide for themselves why torture is a crime against humanity and that those responsible for this policy should be tried. Her story needs to be told in order to show that an impartial press still exists on this planet..

By: So Sick of IT!!!

So Sick of IT!!! — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:37:06 +0000

WHY, WHY, WHY do we have to be fighting every war that there is. Afghans have been fighting for two thousand years, and they will continue fighting for two more thousand years- regardless if we are there or not.

Again, WHY, WHY, WHY do we need to be in the middle of everyone's business.

Obama, please make this war over with. Just bring our troops home!!!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:35:35 +0000

Time for a SCORCHED EARTH policy......Pull all troops out and napalm ALL poppy fields (with 48hr notice so civilians can get out of harm's way). Take away the Taliban's financing w/ ZERO U.S. Military casualties.........

By: John

John — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:33:16 +0000

Hey folks, we went into this country to fix it. Right, wrong, or indifferent, we're there now, and we better complete the job, or, given time, Afghanistan will, once again, become a breeding ground for terrorism and Muslim extremism, both internally and externally. We better develope a reasonable plan of action, quickly, and put it into practice. While we were on our misguided action in IRAQ, we lost sight of the incresasing problems in Afghanistan. Now we have to pary the added costs, in material, money, and people, to bring this mess under control. So much for not being interested in "Nation Building". We're stuck now, and we better get this one right, or we'll be doing it again, down the road.

By: RealityKing

RealityKing — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:32:51 +0000

What exactly were the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey questions? And just how many focus groups did your progressively liberal director have to do before getting the answers he wanted??

By: Mississippi Mike

Mississippi Mike — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:26:47 +0000

Obama tried to dodge the unpopularity of the Iraq war by focusing on Afghanistan for some reason. If he had actually done his job as a senator and learned about the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan he would have gotten behind finishing the job in Iraq and pulling out of Afghanistan. We'd all but won in Iraq when Obama took office, we will never see the same level of success in Afghanistan. The terrain is too difficult, the Taliban is too strong and the government is too weak.

By: keith brown

keith brown — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:26:28 +0000

The Democrats who want out of Afghanistan must be taking their lead from polls. That's their perrogative.
However wasn't it just a couple of months ago that the Taliban was nearing Islamabad and Pakistan's nuclear installations?
Maybe being a law-maker also requires making far-sighted decisions and not just reacting to opinion research.

By: Parker

Parker — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:25:03 +0000

How many unsucessful wars are we willing to wage? This fight is between the warlords and the Taliban. That is if there is any difference between those two factions. This country cannot be chqnged by outsiders. When a civil war is unavoidable, outside forces merely delay, not prevent the war. Pull all our troops from both Afghanistan and Iraq. Enough is enough. Let these people sort it out for themselves.

By: CMoore

CMoore — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:23:58 +0000

Honestly, regardless of where the war is people are going to oppose it. I oppose war myself, but at least this time we are fighting againist something that has affected us. Instead of trying to control another country, and tell them what is right or wrong. We are now focusing on home and defending ourselves! Anything Obama does is going to be wrong to most ppl on the right! So most of these polls are a joke.