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by snowwrestler 4570 days ago
I didn't say unions, I said labor, which encompasses laws that are still popular today like child labor laws, breaks to go to the bathroom and eat lunch, overtime pay, fire exits and sprinkler systems, workplace safety, minimum wage, etc.

The poll numbers you cite on Afghanistan are public opinion of the country itself. If you will look at the next chart down you will see that even in 2013 a majority of Americans do not believe it was a mistake to go to war there after the September 11 attacks.