U.S. public support for Afghan war grows

2009-12-09 01:40:48　　文字大小：大　中　小

ASHINGTON -- Public support for the war in Afghanistan grew by nine percentage points to 57 percent in the past three weeks, says a poll released Tuesday. 　The Quinnipiac University poll also found

WASHINGTON -- Public support for the war in Afghanistan grew by nine percentage points to 57 percent in the past three weeks, says a poll released Tuesday.

The Quinnipiac University poll also found that Americans" approval of President Barack Obama"s handling of the war was up seven points in the same period, from a 38-49 percent negative on November 18 to a 45-45 percent split.

Americans also approved 60-32 percent of the president"s plan to begin withdrawing combat troops from Afghanistan in July 2011.

By a 45-40 percent margin, however, more Americans do not believe Obama will be able to keep that promise than those who do.

The poll shows that Obama"s nationally televised December 1 speech on Afghan strategy has worked, at least in the short term, said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

The survey was conducted December 1 to December 6 among 2,313 registered voters nationwide.

Obama delivered a prime-time speech to the nation on December 1, laying out a strategy that calls for sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and starting a withdrawal of U.S. forces in July 2011.