CBS/NYT Poll: 69 Percent Say US Should No Longer Be Involved In Afghanistan

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A new poll from CBS News and the New York Times shows that a 69 percent of Americans think US troops should not be involved in Afghanistan after more than a decade of conflict there. Just 23 percent of Americans say that the country is “doing the right thing” by continuing to fight there. From CBSnews.com:

The CBS News/New York Times survey finds that just 27 percent of Americans think the war there has been mostly a success for the U.S., while 59 percent say it has not been. In September of 2011, 39 percent felt the war had mostly been a success for the United States.

More Republicans than Democrats seem to have positive feelings about the war in Afghanistan. Thirty-seven percent of Republicans said they thought the war had been mostly a success for the U.S., and 32 percent think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting there.

Among Democrats and independents, positivity on those questions is lower: Of Democrats, 24 percent said they thought the war had been mostly a success and 18 percent think the U.S. is doing the right thing. Twenty-three percent of independents thought the war had been mostly a success, and 22 percent said the U.S. is doing the right thing.

Americans are more split when pressed on what the US should do next. A plurality of 47 percent say US troops should leave immiedately, 33 percent say the military should stick to the current timeline for withdrawl, and 17 say Americans should stay as long as it takes. The US has been in Afghanistan since 2001.

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