according to this poll only 20% of responders have an unfavorable opinion of americans.
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I'm sorry, but your theory makes zero fucking sense. You said you supported a military strike against the civilian population because they would then see how unpopular their government was, just like under Hitler or Hirohito.
If your theory was correct, then Israel would long ago have changed their government to a pro-Palestinian government because of all the bombs that have gone off in cafes and buses in Israel.
Somehow you seem to think that Iranians would act completely differently than Israelis. That makes little sense. All such a strike would do would be to make the regime in Iran more popular not less because people rally around their leaders in a time of war.
No offense, but I think your polling error wouldn't occur today given improved polling, assuming that the people TAKING the poll structure things legitimately.
More to the point, though, I'd wonder why anyone would think they'd get an honest answer from someone being polled in Iran where the IMAM's could be listening/watching or whatever.
So I take it that when the leftist trash defending the regime trumpets how "wonderful" the 20,000 imprisoned jewish iranian citizens really have it - they always exclaim so when "polled" - that they are just full of shit, right? Fucking hilarious.
Yeah, that is pretty lame especially given the fact that the last time I check Iran hasn't actually acted aggressively against anyone.
Let's expand your ill-conceived hypothetical situation. Iran's proper response to these attacks would involve using cluster munitions and white phosphorous indiscriminately in downtown Tel Aviv, right? They'd have to be sure to carry on for about a month so that they could kill slightly more than 20 civilians for every one of theirs killed by Israel, right?
Shit, I forgot... collective punishment is only acceptable when it's used by Israel.
I seriously doubt that his weak drooling and groveling will impress many abroad. If anything they will be waiting for feeding time, at Obama's expense!
God Bless the Obama Revolution!
I'm sorry; my comment applied to the hypothetical situation that you presented. I apologize if the first sentence of my post did not make that clear enough. What you described would certainly constitute attacks "directed exclusively at civilians," would it not? What would Iran's proper response be in your situation?As I wrote right above, please list all of the attacks israel has made against iran in the last 1,000 years, that has compelled iran to wage war against her, including suicide bombings and rocket fire directed exclusively at civilians.
And? You'd counter this by dropping bombs on shopping malls? Similar actions against America didn't exactly dissuade us from pursuing interventionism in the Middle East, now did it?Iran has no business whatsoever interfering and involving itself in the pal-israeli conflict. Iran has murdered hundreds of israeli civilians without justification, and this poll shows widespread iranian public support for a continuation of this unjustifiable war against israel.
I oppose any targeting of civilians, and I oppose any acts of terrorism and any use of indiscriminate weaponry that may cause "unintended" civilian deaths a la Israel in Gaza. Beyond that, Iran can fund who they'd like.I'd bet you were one of those who protested the "illegal" US war against iraq; are you also as dedicated against iran's illegal and illegally conducted war against israel?
And? You believe that this makes terrorism justifiable?As I also said above, just like in Jordan, the asshole general population was VERY much in favor of the Al Qaeda in iraq terrorism against iraqi civilians; it wasn't until Zawahiri brought it into Amman in the form of a wedding suicide bombing did these fucks decide maybe terrorism wasn't such a great thing.
You specifically mentioned targeting Iranian civilians. Government officials are not civilians, and any advocacy of killing civilians is completely reprehensible and moronic.THAT is why I want to bring the war so fiercely to the fucking scumbags in the iranian government - these whores sip coffee in teheranian cafes while ordering terrorism and murder be conducted against israeli civilians.
That puts you at al-Qaeda's level. Congratulations.You had fucking better believe that I absolutely support full-blown terrorism against Iranian citizens, for it is they who have supported thirty years of terrorism against israel, and have maimed or murdered thousands of israelis - and now Americans in Iraq.
I seem to recall various and assorted assholes saying the world would love us if only we had Obama as president.
He's cringing all over them...and they still hate us.
Gosh, didn't see that coming...
Poll: Few Iranians see US favorably, despite Obama
"A rare poll of Iranians says that few of them have favorable opinions of the United States, a view that hasn't changed much from before the election of President Barack Obama.
The survey, taken last month, shows that 29 percent of Iranians view the U.S. positively. In February 2008, a similar poll of Iranians showed 34 percent with favorable views of the U.S."
collective punishment???
Surely you aren't naive enough to buy into the "human shields" nonsense... as if every civilian death can simply be rationalized away by the tactics of Hamas. Even if every Hamas operative surrounded himself with twenty children, that wouldn't even begin to justify Israel's decision to target them anyway, now would it?against people sending missiles into Israel and then using their own civilians as shields?
I really can't take that accusation seriously coming from you.you're pov is warped.
no surprises.
There is that.Yeah, that is pretty lame especially given the fact that the last time I check Iran hasn't actually acted aggressively against anyone.
well, i wouldn't want to see innocent irani civilians die, but I'd say funding the Hezbollah terrorists' strikes on Israel is pretty aggressive.
there's also a happy medium, I'd say, between blowing up a civilian population and doing nothing.
I really can't take that accusation seriously coming from you.
I seem to recall various and assorted assholes saying the world would love us if only we had Obama as president.
He's cringing all over them...and they still hate us.
Gosh, didn't see that coming...
Poll: Few Iranians see US favorably, despite Obama
"A rare poll of Iranians says that few of them have favorable opinions of the United States, a view that hasn't changed much from before the election of President Barack Obama.
The survey, taken last month, shows that 29 percent of Iranians view the U.S. positively. In February 2008, a similar poll of Iranians showed 34 percent with favorable views of the U.S."
The polls show exactly what I'd expect them to show. Obama's speaches have had the exact oppposite effect than he or his minions believed. Most Iranians see the rhetoric coming out of the WH and American as being more reasonable than from their own leader, and America represented hope for them, less so now, when they fear that our glorious leader will collude with their glorious leader.
i seem to recall various and assorted assholes saying the world would love us if only we had obama as president.
He's cringing all over them...and they still hate us.
Gosh, didn't see that coming...
poll: Few iranians see us favorably, despite obama
"a rare poll of iranians says that few of them have favorable opinions of the united states, a view that hasn't changed much from before the election of president barack obama.
The survey, taken last month, shows that 29 percent of iranians view the u.s. Positively. In february 2008, a similar poll of iranians showed 34 percent with favorable views of the u.s."
the polls show exactly what i'd expect them to show. Obama's speaches have had the exact oppposite effect than he or his minions believed. Most iranians see the rhetoric coming out of the wh and american as being more reasonable than from their own leader, and america represented hope for them, less so now, when they fear that our glorious leader will collude with their glorious leader.
I'm sorry; my comment applied to the hypothetical situation that you presented. I apologize if the first sentence of my post did not make that clear enough. What you described would certainly constitute attacks "directed exclusively at civilians," would it not? What would Iran's proper response be in your situation?
And? You'd counter this by dropping bombs on shopping malls? Similar actions against America didn't exactly dissuade us from pursuing interventionism in the Middle East, now did it?
I oppose any targeting of civilians, and I oppose any acts of terrorism and any use of indiscriminate weaponry that may cause "unintended" civilian deaths a la Israel in Gaza. Beyond that, Iran can fund who they'd like.
And? You believe that this makes terrorism justifiable?
You specifically mentioned targeting Iranian civilians. Government officials are not civilians, and any advocacy of killing civilians is completely reprehensible and moronic.
That puts you at al-Qaeda's level. Congratulations.
Add to that the blockade that prevents adequate amounts of medical supplies, food, power, etc. into Gaza, and yeah - collective punishment.
Surely you aren't naive enough to buy into the "human shields" nonsense... as if every civilian death can simply be rationalized away by the tactics of Hamas.
Even if every Hamas operative surrounded himself with twenty children, that wouldn't even begin to justify Israel's decision to target them anyway, now would it?
What benevolent arabs?
I really can't take that accusation seriously coming from you.
like i care what terrorist supporters think of me.