Poll: 58% oppose the war in Afghanistan, only 38% support Obama's war effort in Afghanistan

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Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose war in Afghanistan
'We can't do this forever and lose more lives,' Mass. electrician says
By GLEN JOHNSON
Associated Press
August 20, 2010

LAWRENCE, Mass. — A majority of Americans see no end in sight in Afghanistan, and nearly six in 10 oppose the nine-year-old war as President Barack Obama sends tens of thousands more troops to the fight, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

With just over 10 weeks before nationwide elections that could define the remainder of Obama's first term, only 38 percent say they support his expanded war effort in Afghanistan — a drop from 46 percent in March. Just 19 percent expect the situation to improve during the next year, while 29 percent think it will get worse. Some 49 percent think it will remain the same.

The numbers could be ominous for the president and his Democratic Party, already feeling the heat for high unemployment, a slow economic recovery and a $1.3 trillion federal deficit. Strong dissent — 58 percent oppose the war — could depress Democratic turnout when the party desperately needs to energize its supporters for midterm congressional elections.

A majority of Americans do welcome Obama's decision to end combat operations in Iraq. Some 68 percent approve, a number unchanged from earlier this year. The last American combat brigade began leaving Iraq on Thursday, ahead of Obama's Aug. 31 deadline for ending the U.S. combat role there.

Seven years after that conflict began, 65 percent oppose the war in Iraq and just 31 percent favor it.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38787528/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia

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1. That should mean the President's Afghanistan deadline is hugely popular.

Has anyone polled that question?

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3. The deadline to bring ALL U.S. troops home from Afghanistan?

Both the combat troops and the ones assigned to give candy and ice cream to the kids.

When is that deadline by the way?

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5. We begin withdrawal in July 2011

And yes, Obama keeps his promises.

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7. based on conditions on the ground with no final

and if end means reclassify and occupy then "word" doesn't mean a thing. Word is easy to keep if you can define the result as you go along.

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8. And when did President Obama say the full withdrawl of U.S. troops will be completed?

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2. Not that it'll influence his policy...

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4. and yet the war machine rolls on.

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6. And hundreds of billions of dollars to finance it. But, we have to cut domestic spending!

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