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Polls listed chronologically.
Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older. |
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Pew
Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates
International. Feb. 20-24, 2008. N=1,508 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Do you think the U.S. made the right decision or the wrong
decision in using military force in Afghanistan?" |
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Right
Decision |
Wrong
Decision |
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2/20-24/08 |
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12/6-10/06 |
61 |
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1/4-8/06 |
69 |
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"From what you have read or heard, how well is the U.S.
military effort in Afghanistan going . . . ?" |
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Very Well |
Fairly Well |
Not Too
Well |
Not at
All Well |
Unsure |
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2/20-24/08 |
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38 |
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"Do you think the U.S. and NATO should keep military troops
in Afghanistan until the situation has stabilized, or do you think the U.S.
and NATO should remove their troops as soon as possible?" |
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Keep Troops
There |
Remove
Troops ASAP |
Unsure |
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2/20-24/08 |
61 |
32 |
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CNN/Opinion
Research Corporation
Poll.
Dec. 6-9, 2007. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of
the U.S. military
action in Afghanistan?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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12/6-9/07 |
56 |
41 |
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3/9-11/07 |
53 |
41 |
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8/2-3/06 |
56 |
41 |
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"Who do you think is
currently winning the war in Afghanistan: the U.S. and its allies, the
insurgents in Afghanistan, or neither side?" |
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U.S. and Allies |
Insurgents |
Neither Side |
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12/6-9/07 |
30 |
10 |
58 |
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8/2-3/06 |
28 |
10 |
58 |
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CNN/Opinion
Research Corporation
Poll.
March 9-11, 2007. N=1,027 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3. |
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"In general, how
would you say things are going for the U.S. in Afghanistan: very well,
moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?" |
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Very Well |
Moderately
Well |
Moderately
Badly |
Very
Badly |
Unsure |
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3/9-11/07 |
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35 |
34 |
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CBS News/New
York Times
Poll.
March 7-11, 2007.
N=1,362 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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"Over
the last couple of years, do you think the Bush Administration has focused too
much on the war in Iraq and not enough on Afghanistan, or focused too much on
Afghanistan and not enough on the war in Iraq, or has the balance been about
right?" |
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Too Much On
Iraq |
Too Much On
Afghanistan |
Right
Balance |
Unsure |
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3/7-11/07 |
44 |
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41 |
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NBC
News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the
polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R).
March 2-5, 2007. N=approx.
500
adults nationwide. |
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"From what you have heard or read,
do you think the war in Afghanistan against al Qaeda and the Taliban is
going extremely well, fairly well, not that well, or not well at all?" |
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Extremely
Well |
Fairly Well |
Not That
Well |
Not Well
At All |
Unsure |
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3/2-5/07 |
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28 |
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ABC News/Washington
Post
Poll. Feb. 22-25, 2007.
N=1,082 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3. Fieldwork by TNS. |
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"Thinking now about Afghanistan, all in all, considering the
costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you
think the war in Afghanistan was worth fighting, or not?" |
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Worth
Fighting |
Not Worth
Fighting |
Unsure |
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2/22-25/07 |
56 |
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"Do you think the United States should be doing more to help
rebuild Afghanistan, or is it doing enough?"
Options rotated |
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Should
Do More |
Doing
Enough |
Doing Too
Much (vol.) |
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2/22-25/07 |
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63 |
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10/02 |
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53 |
13 |
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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll.
Jan. 19-21, 2007. N=1,008 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3. |
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"Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in
Afghanistan?" |
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Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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1/19-21/07 |
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52 |
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9/22-24/06 |
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48 |
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CNN/Opinion
Research Corporation
Poll.
Jan. 11, 2007. N=1,093 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is
handling the situation in Afghanistan?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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1/11/07 |
36 |
56 |
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9/29 - 10/2/06 |
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61 |
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USA
Today/Gallup
Poll.
Sept. 15-17, 2006. N=1,003
adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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"Now,
thinking specifically about U.S. military action in Afghanistan -- In
general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Afghanistan:
very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?"
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Very Well |
Moderately
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Moderately
Badly |
Very Badly |
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9/15-17/06 |
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Pew
Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey
Research Associates International.
Jan. 4-8, 2006. Adults
nationwide. |
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"As far as you know, is the U.S. military still involved in
Afghanistan, or has the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan?"
N=748, MoE ±
4 (Form
1) |
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Still
Involved |
Has Pulled
Out |
Unsure |
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1/4-8/06 |
77 |
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"Do you think the war against terrorist organizations in
Afghanistan has been mostly a success or mostly a failure?"
N=748, MoE ±
4 (Form
1) |
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Mostly a
Success |
Mostly a
Failure |
Unsure |
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1/4-8/06 |
52 |
30 |
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"Do you think U.S. efforts to establish a stable democratic
government in Afghanistan have been mostly a success or mostly a failure?"
N=755, MoE ± 4 (Form
2) |
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Mostly a
Success |
Mostly a
Failure |
Unsure |
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1/4-8/06 |
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30 |
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CNN/USA
Today/Gallup
Poll. July 19-21, 2004.
N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE
± 3. |
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"Thinking about U.S. military action in
Afghanistan: Do you think the United States made a mistake in sending
military forces to
Afghanistan,
or not?" |
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Made a
Mistake |
Did Not
Make a
Mistake |
Unsure |
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7/19-21/04 |
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72 |
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1/02 |
6 |
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11/01 |
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89 |
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Program on
International Policy Attitudes/Knowledge Networks Poll. June 18-25,
2003. N=1,051 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3
(full sample). This
survey was fielded by Knowledge Networks using its nationwide research
panel.
Knowledge Networks employs a random-digit-dial telephone
methodology to develop a representative sample of households for
participation in its panel. Participants receive free hardware and free
Internet access. Surveys are administered via
interactive TV devices. |
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"Do you think the U.S. should
or should not be contributing troops to a UN
peacekeeping force in Afghanistan?"
3/4 sample (MoE ± 3.5) |
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Should |
Should
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No
Answer |
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6/03 |
67 |
25 |
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"Right now the UN
peacekeeping force is only maintaining law and order in the area around the
capital city of Kabul. Some members of the UN as well as the president of
Afghanistan have called for the UN peacekeeping force to expand, so as to
cover other areas of Afghanistan that are presently dominated by various
warlords. Do you think the U.S. should or should not approve of this
expansion?"
3/4 sample (MoE ± 3.5) |
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Should |
Should
Not |
No
Answer |
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6/03 |
66 |
25 |
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"If other
countries are willing to contribute the majority of troops to an expansion
of the UN peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, do
you think the U.S.
should or should not contribute some troops as
well?"
3/4 sample (MoE ± 3.5) |
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Should |
Should
Not |
No
Answer |
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6/03 |
76 |
18 |
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"Just
based on your impressions, do you think that the UN peacekeeping force in
Afghanistan does or does not include soldiers from
European countries?" |
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Does |
Does
Not |
No
Answer |
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6/03 |
61 |
28 |
11 |
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