A U.S. Air Force airman assigned to an explosive ordinance disposal unit controls a robot from a remote vehicle near a road bomb found south of Babus village in the Pul-e Alam district in Logar province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Theodore SchmidtPoll: Approval of Afghan War Slips, But U.S. Uneasy About Taliban Talks -- ABC News
ABC News-Washington Post Poll: Support for Obama's Handling of the Afghanistan War Falls to a New Low
Support for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low and President Obama's approval rating for handling it has declined sharply since spring – results that portend trouble for the administration as the violence there grows.
With Obama's surge under way – and casualties rising – the number of Americans who say the war in Afghanistan has been worth fighting has declined from 52 percent in December to 43 percent now. And his approval rating for handling it, 56 percent in April, is down to 45 percent.
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My Comment: Our Afghan allies are also reading these polls .... as well as the Taliban .... and .... unfortunately .... both sides know that these polls will continue their downward trend thereby laying the groundwork for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops from this region.
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