I'm seeing a lot of parallels in public opinion. I'll just highlight some things that strike me as similar...
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For a war that seems unwinnable and futile to so many Australians
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During the Second Gulf War, Washington's boosters in the Australian media sought to quarantine the alliance from widespread public hostility to George Bush.
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describing Bush as ''the most incompetent and dangerous president in living memory''.
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^^ This one especially grabs me. I keep hearing the same thing about O.
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We could be asking : What are your war aims? When will they be achieved? What are your criteria for ''success'' in Afghanistan? What is the exit strategy?
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OMG, we're not the only ones scratching our heads over this thing? Imagine that.
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I took a look over at Wiki to see how many countries have been dragged into this thing:
46 countries on "our" side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_...0%93present%29