Americans Oppose Afghanistan War Overwhelmingly

From AlterNet:

A new poll from the Washington Post shows Americans have turned decisively against our military engagement in Afghanistan. Nearly two-thirds oppose the war, and even larger percentage believes in a considerable withdrawal from the region:

The poll began asking only in 2007 whether the Afghan war is worth fighting, but support has almost certainly never been as low as it is in the most recent survey.The growing opposition pre­sents Obama with a difficult political challenge ahead of his 2012 reelection effort, especially in his pursuit of independent voters.

More here.

So...if two thirds of the country want out...why the fuck are we still there?

Oh yeah, that's right: I keep forgetting that we don't live in a democracy anymore. I mean okay, technically we've never lived in a democracy; rather, we've been living in what the political scientists call a "democratic republic," where elected representatives presumably enact the will of the people. So, to be fair, we no longer live in a democratic republic. We do continue to live in a republic, however, and elections seemingly continue to determine who our representatives will be, but the whole part about enacting the will of the people is no longer operative.

In short, it doesn't matter what two thirds of the nation wants. It's all about the will of the corporations and special interests now. Apparently, they want the war in Afghanistan to continue. As to why these people want us to keep wasting money and human lives over there, I can't say--it seems like a bad idea for everybody at this point. But that's what they want. So that's what we'll do.

Whether the people like it or not.

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