THEY SAID "NEVER FORGET" WHICH OF COURSE, THEY HAVE

The results of a new ABC News/ Washington Post poll regarding public opinion on the war in Afghanistan were released yesterday and the results are VERY disturbing.

It seems that 51 percent of those polled do not believe the war is worth fighting and that 36 percent believe we are losing the war. Think about that for a minute: a war not worth fighting for. Perhaps some of those who took part in this poll should step back for a minute and think about why it is we are there in the first place and if they don't remember, please, let me jar that memory.

On September 11, 2001, members of the al-Qaida terrorist group hijacked four airlines, three of which hit their intended targets. One was crashed into the Pentagon. Another plane, which many believe was headed for the White House or Capital Building, was taken over by heroic passengers and crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Two other jets were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. The group of hijackers were acting on the order of OSAMA BIN LADEN, who at one point, was known be hiding in the mountain range between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

We went into Afghanistan looking for Bin Laden. It was a half-assed attempt, of course, as the Cheney-Bush administration decided it was a better idea to go after Iraq, under the guise that THEY were involved in the 9/11 attacks, which of course, they were not.

THAT, my friends and foes, is WHY we are fighting a war in Afghanistan. I find it so disturbing to see this high number of Americans believing that we are wasting our time over there. I'm also willing to bet that a lot of these people who took part in this poll (or feel the same way) are driving around in gas-guzzling SUV's with faded yellow ribbon stickers that say "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS."

I plan to write and send an e-mail to the White House today to ask that the President consider going on TV and remind the citizens of this country, who seem to be suffering from a severe case of short-term memory loss, why we're there in the first place. It would be great if you did the same as well.