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Survey: Afghans overwhelmingly optimistic, despite violence
Associated Press ^
| 11-19-03
| PAUL HAVEN
Posted on 11/19/2003 6:11:42 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:56 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghans in relatively stable areas of the country are overwhelmingly optimistic about the future of their nation, despite continued violence and political uncertainty, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Some 83 percent of the Afghans surveyed said they feel safer than they did three years ago, when the hard-line Taliban regime was in power. More than three-quarters of those questioned said Afghanistan will be safer still in another year.
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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; afghanistan; optimism; poll; southasia
A year from now, a similar survey will be conducted in Iraq. The results will be released weeks before election day. The results will be similar. The day after the election, it will be clear to the most ardent leftwing whiner that the democrat party will be relegated to back-bench status for at least a generation.
Oldeconomy will say, "I told you so".
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Just wait until the first "Hooters" opens up...
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posted on
11/19/2003 6:14:32 PM PST
by
2banana
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Can you imagine what it must be like to feel optimistic after 35 years of constant war? It must feel like heaven to these people.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I wonder if OBL considers this a success? Has the moron figured out that he's rolling back the influence of fanatical Mohammedanism in country after country? Maybe I shouldn't tell him.
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posted on
11/19/2003 6:22:08 PM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: McGavin999
There is still that rats nest where OBL & his cronies are hiding out where these 5th century Talibanis are giving him aid and comfort. I think some AC-130 Spectre gunships pickin & choosin targets and a few M.O.A.B.s dropped on their heads would do away with the Taliban once and for all. The trouble is the location is in the Pakis neighborhood and I'm not sure they would aprove.
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posted on
11/19/2003 6:36:12 PM PST
by
KriegerGeist
("The weapons of our warefare are not carnal, but mighty though God for pulling down of strongholds")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
You are probably right, but everytime one of these survey's is released it is usually late at night and picked up by no one. And any article on Iraq has to contain the obligatory " xx number of U.S. soldiers have died since Mr. Bush declared an end to major combat operations."
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posted on
11/19/2003 6:41:00 PM PST
by
Rokke
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Old, this is an amazing post. I wonder how these Afghanis are following the loyla girga (sp? I'm not checking it!). Do they have radio? I'm a radio head, I'd love to learn more about new Afghan radio, if that medium brings the message.
I can't believe they are plagued by the horrid (Daily News) newspaper delivery trucks, and I doubt they have much TV, and computers. So I'm thinking radio. RADIO, RADIO, still the most powerful medium on the planet!
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posted on
11/19/2003 6:41:41 PM PST
by
jocon307
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Some 83 percent of the Afghans surveyed said they feel safer than they did three years ago, when the hard-line Taliban regime was in power. A "thank you US heroes" bump!
To: Oldeconomybuyer
bump
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posted on
11/19/2003 8:34:36 PM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: Right_in_Virginia; Ragtime Cowgirl; boxerblues; IGOTMINE; patton; Corin Stormhands
A "thank you US heroes" bump! I second that!
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posted on
11/20/2003 6:26:55 AM PST
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: finnman69
And a bump
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posted on
11/20/2003 8:58:17 AM PST
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The results will be released weeks before election day.But it won't rate as news to the NYT, LAT, WP, CBS, NBC, ABC and CNN. It will show up in the major rightwing media: Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, FreeRepublic.com and Fox News. That and a few million bucks of advocacy advertising will get the message out.
To: InterceptPoint
BTTT
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posted on
11/20/2003 12:55:17 PM PST
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
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