A recent public opinion poll suggests that Americans are increasingly pessimistic about developments in the
Middle East. This report released
by Pew Research Center found that the majority of Americans (60%)
believe that U.S. troops should leave Afghanistan as quickly as possible. This number has significantly increased
since May 2011, when only 48% of Americans supported quick troop pullout from
Afghanistan. According to the survey issued October 4-7, 2012, 73% of Democrats support quick
troop pullout from Afghanistan.
The majority of Independents (58%) similarly support a quick troop
withdrawal from Afghanistan. However,
Republicans remain divided, as 48% believe that U.S. troops should remain in
Afghanistan until the country is stabilized. Overall, only 35% of Americans
believe that U.S. troops should stay in Afghanistan until the country has
stabilized. The presidential candidates will likely respond to American’s growing
pessimism about U.S. involvement in Afghanistan as they debate foreign policy tonight in the final presidential debate.
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