Please take these two important polls on (1) the American role in Afghanistan over the next year and (2) the budget of America over the next decade on defense and security issues.
Here is the link to the first poll on how quickly the USA needs to really drawn down forces in Afghanistan!
http://www.opednews.com/Poll/Are-the-USA-and-NATO-makin-by-Kevin-Anthony-Stod-110223-153.html
The link to the second poll on the USA budget for defense over the next ten years is here.
http://www.opednews.com/Poll/By-what-percent-does-the-t-by-Kevin-Anthony-Stod-110223-569.html
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http://www.opednews.com/Poll/By-what-percent-does-the-t-by-Kevin-Anthony-Stod-110223-569.html
Poll
By what percent does the the USA need to cut its Defense and War Budgets?
By what percent does the the USA need to cut its Defense and War Budgets?
Currently 50 to 70 percent of the total USA national budgets each year goes to pay for present, past, and future wars under terms of “defense” and “security”.
By what percent does the DOD need to see its budget cut in this coming decade?
By 0%
By 10%
By 20%
By 30%
By 40%
By 50%
By 60%
By 70%
By 80% or more
It should not be cut. We need to increase it to over 75% of our budget.
http://www.opednews.com/Poll/Are-the-USA-and-NATO-makin-by-Kevin-Anthony-Stod-110223-153.html
Poll
Are the USA and NATO making enough progress to continue this war in Afghanistan?
This past month, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, claimed that the Surge in Afghanistan (now-going-on for 2 years) seems to be working.
What do you think? Is the Afghan surge working by your definition of success?
POLL QUESTION :
Are the USA and NATO making enough progress to continue this war in Afghanistan?
Not at all. Let’s Call it a Day!
Barely. Let’s try to find a way out ASAP!
Some progress is being made, but we need to extricate ourselves as soon as possible
I don’t know.
Let’s up the ante and pray for a miracle.
There is certainly progress.. We should not cut and run.