Americans Pessimistic About War in Afghanistan (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll)

[SuperTrouper]

WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama weighs sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that Americans are concerned about the progress of the conflict there.

Nearly six in 10 say they’re less confident the war will come to a successful conclusion, and a narrow majority of respondents (51 percent) oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan.

However, a majority of Americans (55 percent) also oppose an immediate and orderly withdrawal from that war zone, and the public is split over whether the conflict there has been worth the costs and casualties

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32970967/ns/politics-white_house/

(MSNBC Update Tamron Hall)
59% Believe that the War will not have a Successful Conclusion
51% Oppose a Surge of Troops in Afghanistan
55% Immediate and orderly withdrawal (MSBNC showed 38%)

[Clio the Leo]

1. What are their thoughts on Al Qaeda having nuclear weapons?

Bet they didn't ask that.

[frylock]

4. they didn't ask that for a reason..

take that shit elsewhere.

[Clio the Leo]

5. lol, no thank you........

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6011668/Pakistans-nuclear-bases-targeted-by-al-Qaeda.html

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/alqaeda-seeking-nuclear-secrets-from-pakistan-holbrooke/517843/

http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-40495320090621

http://www.watoday.com.au/world/west-warned-on-nuclear-terrorist-threat-from-pakistan-20090413-a4ac.html

http://www.smh.com.au/world/pakistan-nuclear-bases-attacked-by-alqaeda-20090812-eieg.html

[frylock]

6. so what are your thoughts on never-ending war?

do you propose we retain a permanent presence so "al-qaeda" doesn't procure nuclear weapons?

[lib2DaBone]

2. Pessimistic? Americans are ballistic... they want the wars ended.. YESTERDAY

[polichick]

3. Well sure - it's ridiculous to think we can WAR our way out of terrorism...

We need to protect our borders and ports, use intelligence to foil attacks, and join with other countries to take out terrorist training camps wherever they are in the world.