“Where you stand depends on where you sit.” It is an age-old expression that I’ve heard a thousand times and often found quite relevant. Intelligent and honest people can be looking at the same question, but through different lenses, and thus see different things. Sadly, though, in today’s culture, rarely […] Read more »
How Americans View the Afghan War
Polling suggests that most Americans would support the plan President Obama announced Tuesday to keep some United States forces in Afghanistan for a period even as he withdraws most combat troops. CONT. Dalia Sussman, New York Times Recent polls: Afghanistan Read more »
Afghanistan’s Ethnic, Regional Divisions Produce a Dead Heat in its Presidential Race
Ethnic and regional divisions drove first-round ballot choices in Afghanistan’s presidential election and point now to a dead heat in a runoff between the top two finishers, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani. Yet large majorities of Afghans also say they can set aside their tribal preferences and accept the ultimate […] Read more »
After the Wars: A survey of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
More than half of the 2.6 million Americans dispatched to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with physical or mental health problems stemming from their service, feel disconnected from civilian life and believe the government is failing to meet the needs of this generation’s veterans, according to a […] Read more »
Far Fewer Americans Now Say Iran Is No. 1 U.S. Enemy
Half as many Americans view Iran as the United States’ greatest enemy today as did two years ago. As a result, China now edges out Iran and North Korea atop the list. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
More Americans Now View Afghanistan War as a Mistake
For the first time since the U.S. initially became involved in Afghanistan in 2001, Americans are as likely to say U.S. military involvement there was a mistake as to say it was not. … Republicans and independents who lean Republican are significantly less likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to […] Read more »