Originally Posted by Eric5273

The majority of the population of Pakistan are Taliban supporters. If you remember, back in 2001 when we invaded Afghanistan, tens of thousands of Pakistanis flocked across the border to fight for the Taliban the way thousands of Americans went to Spain in 1938 to fight against Fascism.

As for Al-Queda, there support is a bit lower, but still very strong in the Northwest regions. I also read a very interesting poll recently.... While the majority of Pakistanis support Al-Queda and view Osama bin Laden favorably, 80% are against attacks on civilians. So you may say "how is this possible?". Answer: the same poll shows that only 3% of Pakistanis think Al-Queda was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. In most of the western world, that number is over 50%, and in the US it is over 70%.