December 24, 2005
Happy Chanukah to all Sith Lords and Minions of the Galactic Empire!
and
May the Force be With You. Always.
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December 08, 2005
And now, a few results from the recent ABC News poll taken in Afghanistan [emphasis added]:
77 percent of Afghans say their country is headed in the right direction — compared with 30 percent in the vastly better-off United States. Ninety-one percent prefer the current Afghan government to the Taliban regime, and 87 percent call the U.S.-led overthrow of the Taliban good for their country. Osama bin Laden, for his part, is as unpopular as the Taliban; nine in 10 view him unfavorably.The fall of the Taliban happened while the Left was still in disarray; the anti-war chorus never tuned up and got into full throat as they have in Iraq.
Eighty-three percent of Afghans express a favorable opinion of the United StatesEighty-three percent of Afghans express a favorable opinion of the United States overall, similar to the 87 percent who call the U.S.-led overthrow of the Taliban a good thing.
85 percent of Afghans say living conditions there are better now than they were under the Taliban. Eighty percent cite improved freedom to express political views. And 75 percent say their security from crime and violence has improved as well. After decades of oppression and war, many Afghans see a better life.
Nine in 10 Afghans support girls' education and women voting, three-quarters support women holding jobs and two-thirds support women holding government office — remarkable in a country where the Taliban so thoroughly repressed such rights.
Eighty-three percent rate their overall living conditions positively, and ratings are nearly as high both for local schools and the availability of food. Just more than seven in 10 likewise say their security from crime and violence is good.
Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto.
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