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| Poll: Most Americans oppose more troops for Afghanistan |
| 2009-09-02 |
| A majority of Americans think the country isn't winning the war in Afghanistan , and an even larger majority opposes sending more troops in an effort to turn things around, according to a new McClatchy / Ipsos poll. The survey found that 54 percent of Americans think the U.S. isn't winning the war, while 29 percent think it is winning. Another 17 percent weren't sure or had no opinion. At the same time, 56 percent oppose sending any more combat troops to Afghanistan , while 35 percent support sending more troops. Another 9 percent had no opinion or weren't sure. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #3 There are some that just want us out (see Code Pink), there are some who don't think we are fighting to win and are just putting our troops at risk (see Rules of Engagement and PO'ed conservatives). In both cases they want us out. I personally think that is short sighted as we will be back to fix the mess we left behind and more lives will be lost than if we stay and finish the job. We have Vietnam as an example for the "Run Away" reflex and it's consequences. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-09-02 22:59 |
| #2 That could be a bigger challenge than winning. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-09-02 18:58 |
| #1 If we want to stay there until the job's done, we had better tell Americans why we are there and why we need to stay. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-09-02 15:55 |