How Do We Feel About Afghanistan?

Some mixed poll results:

“A bare majority of Americans support President Obama’s plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, but many are skeptical that the United States can count on Afghanistan as a partner in the fight or that the escalation would reduce the chances of a domestic terrorist attack.” A few other pieces of data from the poll: 1) Forty-nine percent said America is doing the “right thing” by fighting the war in Afghanistan while 39 percent said the country should not be involved in the conflict. 2) Six in ten respondents said the war in Afghanistan is going “somewhat” (43 percent) or “very” (17 percent) badly. 3) Fifty-five percent said Obama’s decision to announce that troops will begin to come home in 2011 was “not a good idea.” 4) Sixty-one percent said America cannot count on the Afghan government to help stabilize the country.