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A large majority of Americans disapprove of a new strategic partnership with Afghanistan that will keep US troops on Afghan soil beyond 2014, according to a Monitor/TIPP poll.
US soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne enter a barn while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, April 26. Baz Ratner/Reuters
By Ben Arnoldy, Staff Writer / May 8, 2012
A large majority of Americans do not favor the new strategic partnership with Afghanistan signed during a surprise visit to Kabul last week by President Obama.
By a margin of 63 percent disapproval to 33 percent approval, respondents rejected a description of the deal that will include a US troop presence and billions of dollars in monetary support for Afghan forces in the decade after 2014, according to a Monitor/TIPP poll conducted April 27 to May 4.
Unusual for a key issue facing Americans in an election year, the lack of support was bipartisan, showing only small differences across the ideological spectrum. However, with few national politicians dissenting on the broad outlines of the Afghanistan policy, the popular unhappiness has few immediately discernable political consequences.
Some of the polling was done before Mr. Obama had a chance to outline his case for the deal in a national televised address on May 1, the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2012/0508/Majority-of-Americans-reject-new-US-Afghan-security-pact-poll
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Enrique
(27,461 posts)regarding the bipartisan nature of the result. I think if the same deal was proposed by a Republican president, a large majority of Republicans would support it.
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(82,333 posts)Ganja Ninja
(15,953 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)The U.S. is committed to supporting Afghan economic and security development through 2024.
Total favor 36
Total oppose 64
The U.S. will not establish any permanent military bases in Afghanistan.
Total favor 73
Total oppose 27
The U.S. will keep forces in Afghanistan to assist with Afghan troop training.
Total favor 57
Total oppose 44
The U.S. will keep forces in Afghanistan to conduct missions targeting Al Qaida
Total favor 61
Total oppose 40
All U.S. combat troops (excluding trainers and Special Forces) will leave Afghanistan by the end of 2012.
Total favor 77
Total oppose 24
http://ipsos-na.com/download/pr.aspx?id=11606
One thing about these polls, they're framing the question to state that the policy will keep troops in after 2014. That is not what the policy states. If the goal is financial and intelligence support beyond 2014, then I don't think most people would object.
It's clear that Americans do not want troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014.
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(82,333 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)The new security pact is a lose-lose for America