Not good. If this poll reflects the real opinions of America, then you can look for horrible things to begin happening to America in the near future. Woe to those who call good evil, and evil good.
If we can't parse the good and evil in the ME Conflict, we are in real trouble.
From Israel National News:
Seventy-one percent of Americans polled said they want the government to support a neutral stance with regards to the ongoing Israeli-Arab conflict, according to a University of Maryland poll released today. The poll also included residents of China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Russia, Mexico, Peru, the UK, France, Spain, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Thailand, South Korea, and the PA-controlled areas. The polls supposedly represent a 59 percent sample of the world.
Those polled, in the United States and thirteen other countries prefer that their governments remain neutral with regards to the ongoing conflict. Three countries- Egypt, Iran, and Turkey-expressed a preference for government support of the Arabs. None of the countries polled expressed a preference for a pro-Israel stance within the conflict.
I was a virtual blank slate when it came to political history. Prior to 9/11, I didn't know/didn't care.
ReplyDeleteSince then, I've been reading several books about American History and it appears this poll doesn't surprise. There was division prior to the American Revolution, the Civil War and WWII equal to that in the poll mentioned.
Prior to WW's I & II, America was seen as an arrogant upstart, not meeting the standard of any 'established' nation.
Respect was earned but only briefly appreciated by the 'established' monarchs and fifedoms.
This is par for the course.
I only pray that American fortitude and persistence is up to the challenge. Unlike the days following 9/11, far too many appear prepared to lower the standard to meet foreign approval at the cost of national sovreignty/security.