CNN Poll: Will Afghanistan Turn Into Another Vietnam?

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment observe the movement of enemy forces during an attack at Patrol Base Bracha in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2009. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan. DoD photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

From CNN:

WASHINGTON (CNN) - A slight majority of Americans think that the war in Afghanistan is turning into another Vietnam, according to a new national poll which also indicates that nearly six in 10 oppose sending more U.S. troops to the conflict.

Fifty-two percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday say the eight year long conflict has turned into a situation like the U.S. faced in the Vietnam War, with 46 percent disagreeing.

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My Comment: I have to agree with this poll. While a slight majority of Americans believe that the war in Afghanistan is turning into another "Vietnam", a greater majority also believe that we must stay there to insure that Al Qaeda can never use Afghanistan as a safe haven to plot war against the U.S.