Dr. Eowyn:
Pay attention, politicians!
8 out of 10 voting Americans are paying attention to the IS jihadists laying waste to Iraq and Syria, and a majority of them rightly are concerned about their slacker president’s inattention and admitted lack of strategy.
Originally posted on Consortium of Defense Analysts:
This is a follow-up on my post of Aug. 29, 2014, “Obama admin turns to Twitter crowdsourcing for foreign policy.”
On Aug. 28 in a press conference at the White House, Barack Obama admitted he doesn’t have a plan or strategy for defeating the Islamic State (IS) militants, formerly called ISIS or ISIL, and backed away from imminent military action.
Americans are notorious for their inattention to politics, a phenomenon that’s been noted by political scientists for decades, which has engendered the expression “low-information voters.”
Surprisingly, a new poll finds that Americans — specifically those who say they are likely to vote — are paying attention to the menacing ISIS/ISIL Muslim militants who, two months ago, declared the installation of an Islamic State (IS) or Caliphate. As many as 79% of voters say they have been following recent news reports about the fighting in Iraq and Syria, with…
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