PEW Survey: Half The U.S. Public Believes The U.S. Has Failed In Achieving Its Goals In Afghanistan

PEW Research: After 17 years of war in Afghanistan, more say U.S. has failed than succeeded in achieving its goals

Seventeen years into the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan, Americans remain pessimistic about U.S. efforts in the country. About half of adults (49%) say the United States has mostly failed in achieving its goals there, while about a third (35%) say it has mostly succeeded, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Another 16% say they do not know if the U.S. has succeeded or failed.

In surveys conducted in 2014 and 2015, opinions about the mission were similarly more negative than positive. Between 2009 and 2011, when asked whether the U.S. will succeed or fail to achieve its goals, majorities said the U.S. would be successful.

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Update: ‘Hasn’t Been Smart’: 49 Percent of Americans Call 17-Year Afghan War a Failure (Sputnik).

WNU editor:  Only half are saying the U.S. has "mosty failed" in Afghanistan?