Poll: Public supports firing of Gen. McChrystal

[RamboLiberal]

Source: USA Today

Most Americans approve of President Obama's decision to oust Gen. Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and they support the White House timetable to begin withdrawing from the nation's longest war next year.

In all, 58% back the plan to start pulling out U.S. troops in July 2011 and 38% oppose it.

So after a week in which Obama sacked one of the architects of his approach to Afghanistan, the strategy itself emerges unscathed and the president's own ratings on the issue are positive. McChrystal landed in hot water after he and top aides were quoted in Rolling Stone magazine disparaging Obama, Vice President Biden and others.

Fifty percent of those polled say Obama is doing a good or very good job in handling Afghanistan; 44% rate his performance as poor or very poor.

That's a slightly brighter appraisal than his overall approval rating of 46% in the daily Gallup Poll.


Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-06-27-poll-usat-gallup_N.htm

[glowing]

1. Most people polled have no clue what's going on in Afghanistan.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

2. Most people have no clue about what's going on, period.

[pnorman]

6. "Most people have no clue about what's going on......"

Funny, but that's also what the RW Noise Machine says whenever such polls don't come out as hoped for.

[glowing]

10. U really think most people even know? I don't even have a full grasp

Of the crap that is going on. It's a big clusterfuck that shouldn't have been started in the first place.

[jaysunb]

3. It has little or no effect on most..

Volunteer Army...contractors....:evilfrown:

[Ernesto]

4. K&R!!! nt

[Democat]

5. But teabaggers said it's bad!

Most Americans disagree with teabaggers on most issues.

[h9socialist]

9. But Teabaggers are complete idiots to begin with.

[DesertDiamond]

7. Throw him in the brig!

[aquart]

8. We don't like loose-lipped generals.