Changing Minds

There's some surprisingly good news from Indonesia. Apparently, not every Muslim thinks we're the Great White Satan (Sorry liberals, I know how much that breaks your heart.) Consider the following polling data (Hat tip to Chrenkoff):

For the first time ever in a major Muslim nation, more people favor US-led efforts to fight terrorism than oppose them (40% to 36%). Importantly, those who oppose US efforts against terrorism have declined by half, from 72% in 2003 to just 36% today.

For the first time ever in a Muslim nation since 9/11, support for Osama Bin Laden has dropped significantly (58% favorable to just 23%).

65% of Indonesians now are more favorable to the United States because of the American response to the tsunami, with the highest percentage among people under 30.

Indeed, 71% of the people who express confidence in Bin Laden are now more favorable to the United States because of American aid to tsunami victims.

The facts continue to pour in for anyone willing to look, we will overcome the evil we face. Will there still be terrorists? Of course, there always have been. But the liberal claim that we are making the world a more dangerous place, instead of a safer one, just appears weaker and weaker by the day.