New York Times/CBS News Poll: Opposition to War in Afghanistan Grows to 69%

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Poll: Opposition to War in Afghanistan Grows to 69%
Support for the war is dwindling among Republicans and Democrats, poll finds
by Common Dreams staff
March 27, 2012

A new New York Times/CBS News poll shows that support for the US War in Afghanistan has reached an all-time low. The poll, conducted between March 21-25, revealed that of those surveyed, 69 percent opposed the war in Afghanistan. This is up from 53 percent just four months ago.

The opposition to the war has increased among Democrats and Republicans. Of Republicans polled, 60 percent said the war was going somewhat or very badly, compared with 40 percent in November. Among Democrats, 68 percent said the war was going somewhat or very badly, compared with 38 percent in November.

"The poll comes as the White House is weighing options for speeding up troop withdrawals and in the wake of bad news from the battlefield, including accusations that a United States Army staff sergeant killed 17 Afghan civilians and violence set off by the burning last month of Korans by American troops," the New York Times reports.

Read the full article at:

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/27-0

Read the complete New York Times/CBS News poll at:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/27/us/03272012_polling_doc.html

[think]

1. I get the feeling opposition could be 100% and we'd still be there. Only 1 in 10

Dems want America to stay:

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But the poll found that Republicans were more likely to want to stay in Afghanistan for as long as it would take to stabilize the situation: 3 in 10 said the United States should stay, compared with 2 in 10 independents and 1 in 10 Democrats...