A Skeptical View of Afghanistan

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans broadly skeptical of President Obama's contention that the war in Afghanistan is necessary for the war against terrorism to be a success, and few see an increase in troops as the right thing to do.

SOURCE: This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Sept. 10-12 among a random national sample of 1,007 adults | The Washington Post - September 16, 2009

This Story Mullen: More Troops 'Probably' Needed Article \| The nation's top military officer told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. war in Afghanistan "probably needs more forces" and sought to reassure lawmakers skeptical of sending additional troops that commanders were devising new tactics that would lead to victory over a resurgent Taliban. US ambassador walks streets of Kabul Anti-War Stirrings Greet Call for More Troops Data: Washington Post-ABC News Poll A Skeptical View of Afghanistan		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Sept. 10-12 among a random national sample of 1,007 adults \| The Washington Post - September 16, 2009 ¬es=A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans broadly skeptical of President Obama's contention that the war in Afghanistan is necessary for the war against terrorism to be a success, and few see an increase in troops as the right thing to do." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Sept. 10-12 among a random national sample of 1,007 adults \| The Washington Post - September 16, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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