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| Winning hearts & minds - Paki style |
| 2005-12-20 |
| I'm usually not one for polls, but this one is interesting. Seems that attitudes toward the U.S. in Pakistan (as a result of our troops bringing supplies after their earthquake) and Indonesia (after our troops brought supplies post-tsunami) have turned on a dime. I guess Allen's pissed with that area of the world and we clean it up. Makes for good P.R. More details at the link. EFL Our Friends the Pakistanis Support for the U.S. is surging in some parts of the Muslim world. BY HUSAIN HAQQANI AND KENNETH BALLEN Monday, December 19, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST So much for the popularly peddled view that anti-Americanism in the Muslim world is so pervasive and deep-rooted it might take generations to alter. A new poll from Pakistan, a critical front-line in the war on terror, paints a very different picture--by revealing a sea-change in public opinion in recent months. Long a stronghold for Islamic extremists and the world's second-most populous Muslim nation, Pakistanis now hold a more favorable opinion of the U.S. than at any time since 9/11, while support for al Qaeda in its home base has dropped to its lowest level since then. The direct cause for this dramatic shift in Muslim opinion is clear: American humanitarian assistance for Pakistani victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake that killed 87,000. The U.S. pledged $510 million for earthquake relief in Pakistan and American soldiers are playing a prominent role in rescuing victims from remote mountainous villages. |
| Posted by:BA |
| #2 Now if only the Democratic Party and the MSM had a favorable opinion of the U.S.... |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-12-20 18:49 |
| #1 Pakistanis now hold a more favorable opinion of the U.S. than at any time since 9/11 9/11 really annoyed 'em. Mere talk from the land of the pure. |
| Posted by: Buckminster Spemble1220 2005-12-20 18:38 |