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Poll: U.S. Public Generally Backs Obama on Iraq, Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Most Americans Want U.S. to Pull Out of Iraq, but Stay Committed to Afghanistan.
Americans are more upbeat about U.S. prospects in Iraq than at any time in the past five years, but nearly two thirds continue to believe the war is not worth fighting and 70 percent say President-elect Barack Obama should fulfill his campaign promise to withdraw U.S. forces from the country within 16 months, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Meanwhile, most Americans support the war in Afghanistan and a slim majority say the conflict there is essential to battling global terrorism, the poll found. Yet, a majority of Americans also believe that the U.S. military action there has been unsuccessful.
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My Comment: As the war continues and expands in Afghanistan .... these numbers may change.