That a majority of Americans

Aaron Carine — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:41:40 +0000

That a majority of Americans are now anti-interventionist is very good news. But the question in the poll on drones(at least the poll I saw) was flawed. It simply asked(I'm paraphrasing) "Do you support the use of drones, yes or no?"

My answer would be that I'm okay with using drones to kill Al Qaeda men, but I oppose the war crimes that have been committed with the drones. I would also say that there is no longer good reason for killing Taliban soldiers, with drones or other weapons, bad people though they are.

Poll Shows Isolationist

artappraiser — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:40:55 +0000

In reply to Poll: Widespread Middle East Fears that Syrian Violence Will Spread

Poll Shows Isolationist Streak in Americans
By Megan Thee-Brenan, New York Times, April 30/May 1, 2013

Americans are exhibiting an isolationist streak, with majorities across party lines decidedly opposed to American intervention in North Korea or Syria, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

While the public does not support direct military action in those two countries right now, a broad 70 percent majority favors the use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, to carry out bombing attacks against terrorism suspects in foreign countries [.....]

The CBS article on the same by Fred Backus: Poll: Americans against U.S. intervention in Syria, N. Korea

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That a majority of Americans

Poll Shows Isolationist