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Afghanistan See also: Terrorism | Allies and enemies

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Aug. 25-26, 2010. N=1,029 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.7.

"We'd like your opinion of the way Barack Obama is handling certain aspects of his job. What about the situation in Afghanistan? Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling this issue or problem?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/25-26/10	42	47	11
	6/23-24/10	37	53	10
	2/17-18/10	55	27	18

"Do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Afghanistan?"

		Winning	Losing	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/25-26/10	27	41	14	18
	6/23-24/10	26	46	19	9

"Do you think the United States should stick with the current plan and start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 regardless of conditions on the ground there, OR change plans and only start removing troops then if conditions permit it, OR start withdrawing from Afghanistan sooner than is planned?"

		Stick with current plan	Withdraw only if conditions permit	Withdraw sooner than planned	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/25-26/10	27	33	32	8

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Aug. 11-16, 2010. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5.

"And please tell me if you approve, disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling each of the following issues. How about [see below]?" If unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"The situation in Afghanistan"
	8/11-16/10	44	43	13	-
	6/9-14/10	47	41	11	-
	5/7-11/10	49	39	12	-
	4/7-12/10	51	38	11	-
	3/3-8/10	57	32	11	-
	1/12-17/10	49	42	10	-
	12/10-14/09	52	40	8	-
	11/5-9/09	42	48	10	-
	10/1-5/09	46	41	14	-
	9/3-8/09	46	40	13	1
	7/16-20/09	55	32	13	-
	4/16-20/09	60	26	12	2

"Do you favor or oppose the war in Afghanistan?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/11-16/10	38	58	3	1
	3/3-8/10	46	50	3	1
	1/12-17/10	43	54	3	-
	12/10-14/09	39	57	3	1
	11/5-9/09	39	57	3	1
	10/1-5/09	40	57	2	1
	7/16-20/09	44	53	3	1

"Over the next year, do you expect the situation in Afghanistan to get better, get worse or stay about the same?"

		Get better	Get worse	Stay about the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/11-16/10	19	29	49	3
	12/10-14/09	31	23	44	2

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 6-10, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	37	62	1
	5/21-23/10	42	56	2
	3/19-21/10	48	49	3
	1/22-24/10	47	52	1
	12/16-20/09	43	55	3
	12/2-3/09	46	51	2
	11/13-15/09	45	52	3
	10/30 - 11/1/09	40	58	2
	10/16-18/09	41	57	2
	9/11-13/09	39	58	3
	8/28-31/09	42	57	2
	7/31 - 8/3/09	41	54	5
	5/14-17/09	50	48	3
	4/3-5/09	53	46	1
	2/18-19/09	47	51	2
	12/1-2/08	52	46	2
	7/27-29/08	46	52	2
	1/19-21/07	44	52	4
	9/22-24/06	50	48	2

"Do you think the United States is winning or not winning the war in Afghanistan?"

		Winning	Not winning	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	31	66	3
	8/28-31/09	35	62	4
	2/18-19/09	31	64	5
	12/1-2/08	36	60	4

"Do you think the United States can or cannot win the war in Afghanistan?"

		Can	Cannot	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	49	49	2
	8/28-31/09	59	40	1
	2/18-19/09	62	35	3

"How much confidence do you have in the ability of the government of Afghanistan to handle the situation in that country? Are you very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident, or not confident at all?"

		Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Not confident at all
		%	%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	6	23	35	36

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Aug. 5-9, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the war in Afghanistan?" Half sample (Form A)

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/5-9/10	44	45	11
	3/11, 13-14/10	53	35	12
	12/11-14/09	46	42	12

"Do you feel more confident or less confident that the war in Afghanistan will come to a successful conclusion?"

		More confident	Less confident	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/5-9/10	23	68	3	6
	12/11-14/09	30	58	5	7
	9/17-20/09	28	59	6	7

"If the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan how much of a threat do you think this would be to American national security? Would it be a very serious threat, fairly serious threat, just a somewhat serious threat, or not so serious threat?"

		Very serious	Fairly serious	Just somewhat serious	Not so serious	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/5-9/10	51	21	19	8	1

Quinnipiac University Poll. July 13-19, 2010. N=2,181 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.1.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/13-19/10	43	46	11
	5/19-24/10	45	40	14
	4/14-19/10	49	39	12
	3/22-23/10	52	36	12
	2/2-8/10	51	39	10
	1/5-11/10	45	45	10
	12/15-20/09	47	43	10
	12/1-6/09	45	45	11
	11/9-16/09	38	49	12
	9/29 - 10/5/09	42	40	17

"Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now?"

		Doing the right thing	Should not be involved	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/13-19/10	48	43	9
	5/19-24/10	49	42	9
	4/14-19/10	56	36	8
	3/22-23/10	55	37	8
	2/2-8/10	56	37	7
	1/5-11/10	59	35	6
	12/15-20/09	51	41	8

"Do you think eliminating the threat from terrorists operating from Afghanistan is a worthwhile goal for American troops to fight and possibly die for or not?"

		Is worthwhile	Is not worthwhile	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/13-19/10	59	34	7
	4/14-19/10	61	31	8
	12/1-6/09	64	30	6
	11/9-16/09	65	29	7
	9/29 - 10/5/09	65	28	7

"Do you think the United States will be successful in eliminating the threat from terrorists operating from Afghanistan or not?"

		Will be successful	Will not be successful	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/13-19/10	35	55	9
	12/1-6/09	38	52	11
	11/9-16/09	36	53	11
	9/29 - 10/5/09	38	49	13

CBS News Poll. July 9-12, 2010. N=966 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation with Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/9-12/10	43	44	13
	5/20-24/10	44	37	19
	3/29 - 4/1/10	48	36	16
	1/14-17/10	46	39	15
	1/6-10/10	46	38	16
	12/4-8/09	48	38	14
	11/13-16/09	38	43	19
	10/5-8/09	42	34	24
	9/19-23/09	44	35	21
	8/27-31/09	48	30	22
	4/22-26/09	56	21	23
	4/1-5/09	58	21	21

"What is your impression of how the war in Afghanistan is going for the United States right now: very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly?"

		Very well	Somewhat well	Somewhat badly	Very badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/9-12/10	2	29	41	21	7
	5/20-24/10	2	38	37	12	11
	12/4-8/09	1	29	43	17	10
	11/13-16/09	4	19	42	27	8
	9/19-23/09	3	32	38	15	12
	8/27-31/09	2	35	34	18	11
	7/24-28/09	3	30	39	18	10
	7/9-12/09	2	34	40	15	9
	6/12-16/09	2	28	40	15	15
	4/22-26/09	1	37	40	13	9
	4/1-5/09	3	33	37	15	12
	3/12-16/09	3	30	36	21	10
	12/4-7/08	2	25	44	18	11
	9/21-24/08	2	29	32	23	14
	8/15-19/08	3	25	40	18	14
	3/20-24/03	30	46	11	3	10
	9/22-23/02	19	53	20	3	5
	9/2-5/02	14	58	16	3	8
	7/8-9/02	13	54	21	7	5
	6/18-20/02	14	51	21	8	6
	5/13-14/02	18	55	17	3	7

"From what you know about the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, how much longer would you be willing to have large numbers of U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan: less than a year, one to two years, two to five years, five to ten years, or as long as it takes?"

			7/9-12/10	12/4-8/09	9/19-23/09
			%	%	%
	Less than a year		33	32	31
	One to two years		23	25	24
	Two to five years		7	6	11
	Five to ten years		2	1	1
	As long as it takes		26	26	26
	Should leave now (vol.)		2	4	1
	Unsure		7	6	6

"Do you think the United States should or should not set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan?"

		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/9-12/10	54	41	5

Gallup Poll. July 8-11, 2010. N=492 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.

"Thinking now about U.S. military action in Afghanistan that began in October 2001: Do you think the United States made a mistake in sending military forces to Afghanistan, or not?"

		Made a mistake	Did not make a mistake	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	38	58	4
	11/20-22/09	36	60	3
	8/31 - 9/2/09	37	61	2
	7/10-12/09	36	61	3
	3/14-15/09	42	52	6
	1/30 - 2/1/09	30	66	4
	8/21-23/08	34	63	3
	7/25-27/08	28	68	4
	8/3-5/07	25	70	5
	7/19-21/04	25	72	3
	1/7-9/02	6	93	1
	11/8-11/01	9	89	2

"In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Afghanistan: very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?" Options rotated

		Very well	Moderately well	Moderately badly	Very badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	1	36	43	17	4
	11/20-22/09	2	30	45	21	2
	8/31 - 9/2/09	4	34	45	16	2
	7/10-12/09	4	50	31	12	2
	1/30 - 2/1/09	4	40	38	14	5
	8/21-23/08	6	35	39	16	4
	7/25-27/08	5	41	33	18	3
	9/15-17/06	6	43	30	16	5

Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management. July 8-11, 2010. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.

"Now thinking about Afghanistan: How well is the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan going: very well, fairly well, not too well, or not at all well?"

		Very well	Fairly well	Not too well	Not at all well	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	9	40	31	9	11
	6/16-20/10	8	40	32	13	7
	3/10-14/10	9	43	22	13	13
	12/9-13/09	7	39	32	11	10
	10/28 - 11/8/09	4	32	41	16	6
	1/7-11/09	7	38	34	11	10

"Do you think the U.S. and NATO should keep military troops in Afghanistan until the situation has stabilized, or do you think the U.S. and NATO should remove their troops as soon as possible?"

		Stay until stabilized	Remove troops ASAP	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	47	42	11
	6/16-20/10	53	40	6
	2/20-24/08	61	32	7

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 29-30, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If you've never heard of someone, please just say so. . . ."

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%

	Stanley McChrystal
	6/29-30/10	25	17	16	42

	David Petraeus
	6/29-30/10	47	8	14	32

"How much overall confidence do you have in the following individuals: a great deal, some, not much, or none at all? General David Petraeus."

		A great deal	Some	Not much	None at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	29	36	7	6	21

"Do you support or oppose the U.S. military action in Afghanistan?"

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	62	31	7
	9/29-30/09	64	27	9

"Thinking about Afghanistan, do you think it is possible to achieve stability in the region, or not?"

		Is possible	Is not possible	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	33	58	10
	10/13-14/09	31	59	10

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	46	41	13
	4/6-7/10	49	36	15
	2/23-24/10	51	36	14
	12/8-9/09	49	44	7
	10/13-14/09	41	43	15
	9/15-16/09	51	32	17

"Do you think General McChrystal deserved to be fired from his post as the top commander in Afghanistan, or not?"

		Deserved to be fired	Did not deserve	Not aware (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	42	36	5	17

"Do you believe what happens in Afghanistan matters to your security here in the United States?"

		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	76	20	4
	12/8-9/09	83	14	3

"Do you think the United States should stick with the announced July 2011 date to start removing troops from Afghanistan regardless of conditions in Afghanistan or should the U.S. remove its troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 only if the conditions permit it?"

		Stick with July 2011	If conditions permit it	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	34	58	8

"Do you believe President Obama is -- or is not -- prepared to do whatever it takes to win in Afghanistan?"

		Is	Is not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	40	49	11

USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 25-26, 2010. N=1,044 adults nationwide, interviewed via Gallup Daily tracking. MoE ą 4.

"Turning back to Barack Obama, how would you rate the job President Obama is doing of handling the situation in Afghanistan: very good, good, poor or very poor?"

		Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/25-26/10	8	42	28	16	5

"As you may know, President Obama has set a timetable to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan no later than July 2011. Do you favor or oppose this timetable?"

		Favor timetable	Oppose timetable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/25-26/10	58	38	5

"As you may know, President Obama has set a timetable to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan no later than July 2011. Do you favor or oppose this timetable?" If oppose: "Do you oppose the timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan because you think the U.S. should begin withdrawing troops before July 2011, you think the U.S. should not begin withdrawing troops until sometime after July 2011, or you do not think the U.S. should set any timetable for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan?" Options rotated. Combined responses.

		Favor timetable	Oppose timetable: Should begin earlier	Oppose timetable: Should begin later	Oppose timetable: Shouldn't set timetable	Oppose timetable: Unspecified reason
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/25-26/10	58	7	1	29	1

"Next, how closely are you following the news about President Obama's decision to remove General Stanley McChrystal from command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not at all?"

		Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not too closely	Not at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/25-26/10	28	35	22	15	1

"Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama's decision to remove General McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/25-26/10	53	30	17

"Next, we'd like to ask you about various actions President Obama could have taken in this matter. Regardless of whether you approve or disapprove of Obama's decision to remove General McChrystal, based on what you know or have read about the matter, which of the following would have been the best way for President Obama to handle it: remove General McChrystal from his command, reprimand him but not remove him, or not take any action against General McChrystal?" Options rotated

		Remove from command	Reprimand, not remove	Not take any action	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/25-26/10	38	37	12	14

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 23-24, 2010. N=964 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.8.

"Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama's decision to relieve General Stanley McChrystal of his command in Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	50	35	15
	Republicans	32	55	13
	Democrats	68	18	14
	Independents	49	34	17

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 3-6, 2010. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.

"All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war in Afghanistan has been worth fighting, or not?" 10/09: "All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war in Afghanistan was / has been worth fighting, or not?" -- "was" and "has been" each asked of half the sample. 9/09 & earlier: "All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war in Afghanistan WAS worth fighting, or not?"

		Worth fighting	Not worth fighting	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/3-6/10	44	53	3
	4/22-25/10	45	52	3
	12/10-13/09	52	44	4
	11/12-15/09	44	52	4
	10/15-18/09	47	49	4
	9/10-12/09	46	51	3
	8/13-17/09	47	51	3
	7/15-18/09	51	45	4
	3/26-29/09	56	41	4
	2/19-22/09	50	47	3
	12/11-14/08	55	39	5
	7/10-13/08	51	45	4
	2/22-25/07	56	41	3

"All told, do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Afghanistan?"

		Winning	Losing	Neither/ Tie (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/3-6/10	42	39	12	7
	8/13-17/09	42	36	13	9

Washington Post Poll. March 23-26, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The situation in Afghanistan" Half sample
	3/23-26/10	53	35	12
	1/12-15/10	50	45	6
	12/10-13/09	52	44	4
	11/12-15/09	45	48	6
	10/15-18/09	45	47	7
	9/10-12/09	55	37	7
	8/13-17/09	60	33	7
	7/15-18/09	62	30	8
	4/21-24/09	63	26	11

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 19-21, 2010. N=1,030 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling [see below]?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"The situation in Afghanistan"
	3/19-21/10	55	42	3
	1/8-10/10	51	47	3
	10/30 - 11/1/09	42	56	2
	8/28-31/09	49	46	5
	3/12-15/09	67	29	5

"In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Afghanistan: very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?"

		Very well	Moderately well	Moderately badly	Very badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/19-21/10	4	51	29	14	2
	11/13-15/09	2	30	42	24	2
	5/14-17/09	3	33	44	17	3
	3/9-11/07	5	35	34	21	4

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Feb. 17-18, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.6.

"As I read you some different issues and problems, please tell me who you think has the better approach to dealing with each one: Barack Obama or Republicans in Congress. Who do you think has the better approach on . . . ?"

		Barack Obama	Republicans in Congress	Same (vol.)	Neither/ Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"The war in Afghanistan"
	2/17-18/10	46	27	2	12	13

Gallup Poll. Feb. 1-3, 2010. N=1,025 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/1-3/10	48	47	5
	11/20-22/09	35	55	9
	9/11-13/09	49	42	9
	7/17-19/09	56	34	11

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