Poll: Support for Afghan war at all-time low

CNN by Paul Steinhauser | Sep. 15, 2009 (News Report)

Support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Michael Bugeja - Sep 15, 2009 - 7:25 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Sep 15, 2009 - 8:45 AM PDT
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Sep. 15, 2009
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 by Michael Bugeja - Sep. 15, 2009

A news report on the erosion of support for the Afghanistan war, showing that declining numbers of Republicans are in favor of continuing the conflict, joining Democrats and Independents.

The media have been calling this "Obama's War" because he is increasing troop strength; but that is unfair, as the President didn't start the ... More »

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 by James Canning - Sep. 15, 2009

Latest poll results are not a surprise.

That so many Americans still support the squandering of furher hundreds of billions on the Iraq adventure, is surprising. Make that disappointing, ... More »

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 by Mike Ryan - Sep. 16, 2009

You can't get much more fact-based than a poll. I am assuming CNN knows how to take polls and does so accurately. This is an important story, because polls are a way to understand the attitudes of the population, and there is not enough reporting on polls.

I'm in the majority. I've always been against invading Afghanistan and Iraq, both actions which were illegal.

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 by Abbey Skrzypek - Sep. 15, 2009

This is somewhat quality journalism because there is important information given which will interest Americans, however, there is not many sources listed. All of the information comes from one source, which makes it harder to rely on.

I personally, do not support our war right now. I do support our troops, and I always will, but I do not support the idea of war or the reason of war.

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