Poll: Americans' mood sours on Afghan war

Poll: Americans' mood sours on Afghan war
Majority in Post-ABC survey now say conflict not worth fighting

By Jennifer Agiesta and Jon Cohen
updated 8:26 p.m. ET, Wed., Aug 19, 2009

A majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting and just a quarter say more U.S. troops should be sent to the country, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Most have confidence in the ability of the United States to meet its primary goals — defeating the Taliban, facilitating effective economic development and molding an honest and effective Afghan government — but very few say Thursday's elections there are likely to produce such a government.

When it comes to the baseline question, 42 percent of Americans say the U.S. is winning in Afghanistan; about as many, 36 percent, say it is losing the fight.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32482808/ns/politics-washington_post/

The public is tired of Iraq too- but where's the damn "town hall" where I get to yell at people for that one?