It's time to stop pretending that most Americans have a coherent view of foreign policy. 75% wanted troops to remain until all civilians could get out, and also wanted no danger to troops, and also wanted troops out as fast as possible, and also ...you can't do FoPo by poll
https://twitter.com/idreesali114/status/1432531015927533573
And btw, this isn't a shot at "ordinary Americans". This stuff is HARD. It's complex, it requires wide-ranging domain specific knowledge, and the domains are way more distinct than just "foreign policy" or "military" or "diplomacy"
What works in Afghanistan won't necessarily work in Botswana, and vice-versa. Hell, it won't necessarily work in Uzbekistan, right next door.
Conducting foreign policy by polling is like building an airplane by polling; the people you're asking just don't know enough to give ...
Conducting foreign policy by polling is like building an airplane by polling; the people you're asking just don't know enough to give ...
good answers, and the result is going to be a messy and deadly crash.
Me included, btw. I'm relatively well informed, but nowhere near well enough to give meaningful answers on Afghanistan policy!
Me included, btw. I'm relatively well informed, but nowhere near well enough to give meaningful answers on Afghanistan policy!
I hate to go all @RadioFreeTom on y'all, but expertise matters. And yes, experts get things wrong, too, and also subject-matter experts don't necessarily have the broader perspective needed to make decisions either. But you need to consult them and be damned sure of your facts b4
you start considering options and making decisions.
Nobody answering a Reuters poll really has any of that. (Well, maybe some do. But not enough to meaningfully impact the result).
Nobody answering a Reuters poll really has any of that. (Well, maybe some do. But not enough to meaningfully impact the result).
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