Posted on 09/07/2007 1:36:04 PM PDT by auzerais
A Pew poll has shown that radical ideologies in the Muslim world, as a whole, are decreasing. Results include: * Support for Bin Laden is decreasing. In Jordan, those with confidence in him as a world leader, fell 36 percentage points since 2003, and is now at 20%. In Indonesia, it fell from 59 to 41%; in Lebanon, 20% to 1%; in Pakistan, 46% to 38%; and in Palestine, support fell 15 percentage points, but 57% still support him. * Muslim support for suicide attacks on non-military targets has also fallen. In Lebanon, those feeling it is justified fell to 34% from 74%. In Pakistan, only 9% say they are justified, down from 41% in 2004. 70% of Palestinians felt suicide bombings were always or sometimes justified.
New polls by Terror-Free Tomorrow and the Center for the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights indicate that the Iranian people want regime change. The author has often called for supporting the Iranian democrats to this end, and hopefully this poll will cause Washington to see the opportunity at hand. The poll results include the following statistics: * 92% believe that Iran is not currently playing a positive role in Iraq. * Two-thirds of Iranians would support a Velvet Revolution in Iran. * 79% of Iranians want democracy; only 11% strongly oppose a system where all the leaders are elected. * 78% of Iranians favor a civilian nuclear program; 46% favor producing a nuclear bomb and 47% oppose it. * 58% of Iranians would support a foreign military action aimed at regime change. * 56% oppose Iran*s military assistance to Hamas. * 70% do not advocate the destruction of Israel. Considering the poll was conducted via telephone, these statistics are remarkable. It is highly likely that the numbers of Iranians who are moderate and favor internal regime change is even higher, as Iranians have grown accustomed to monitoring what they say over the telephone due to the regime*s repression of internal dissent.
That is true afterall God doesn’t change (and maybe He is remembering his promise “Those who bless YOU (Israel)..I (God) will bless..”) to the Iranian people.
ping mice elf
Wrong.
We are still in Saudi Arabia, and since our presence in Saudi Arabia, we have toppled two regimes in that region and are operating Pakistans as well.
Using Ron Paul's "blame America" excuse, this poll should not be happening.
“A Pew poll has shown that radical ideologies in the Muslim world, as a whole, are decreasing. Results include: * Support for Bin Laden is decreasing.”
A big thanks to our soldiers and Marines, who had, and are having, a big part in this.
According to the Russians the USA purchased 100,000 AK 47s recently. I wonder who will get them?
Iranians aren’t Arab, and they don’t have this hatred of the Jews that the Arabs do, except for the imported hatred that comes automatically via Islam. Still, not the same as the hate-through-the-blood that the Arabs have against the Jews.
So give them the arms tehy need, just as we did in Central America. And if need be, support them with a few well-placed smart bombs.
Don’t you mean “skin a mullah”?
Not from the debates I have heard. He clearly repeated verbatim the liberal accusation that we were "radicalizing" the entire Middle East and increasing the problems.
This is, if true, diammetrically opposed to the situations he expounded.
Agreed. We should be not just be ready to do this...it should have been done long ago.
Why the timidity?
Not much swagger left in this White House.
Reid, Murtha and Peloser are the going to be the last holdouts for Bin Laden.
No no, I meant swing, as in, from a lamppost.
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