Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Polls: Record High Disapproval Of Obama's Handling Of War In Afghanistan

EMERGENCY RESPONSE - U.S. medical and security personnel from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul leave the gate of Forward Operating Base Smart for Zabul Provincial Hospital, Afghanistan, April 23, 2011, after being notified of a medical emergency. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

New Low For Obama On Afghanistan -- ABC News

A record 49 percent of Americans now disapprove of President Obama’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan, up 8 points since January. And those who disapprove “strongly” outnumber strong approvers by nearly a 2-1 margin.

With Obama holding his monthly national security meeting on Afghanistan today, the results show a significant drop in the president’s approval rating on handling the issue, down 12 points in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll from a year ago.

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My Comment: The Taliban are reading these same polls .... and they are probably coming to the same conclusion that I have reached .... the U.S. public is losing the will to continue the fight in Afghanistan.

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