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March 27, 2012

Poll: 69% of Americans Oppose War in Afghanistan 
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A new opinion poll shows support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped
sharply over the past four months. According to the latest New York
Times/CBS News poll, 69 percent of respondents thought the United States
should not be at war in Afghanistan. The poll found that 68 percent of
people thought the fighting was going “somewhat badly” or “very
badly,” compared with 42 percent just four months ago.



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