POLL: Plurality Say U.S. Can Win War in Afghanistan,

Subject: txt gwot - 29% Disagree
Voters aren’t brimming with confidence that the United States can win the war in Afghanistan, but, despite news reports of a worsening situation there, support for a continued U.S. military presence in the country is unchanged.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of voters believe it is possible for the United States to win the eight-year-old war in Afghanistan. Twenty-nine percent (29%) do not think a U.S. victory is possible there, and another 25% aren’t sure.

But 52% of voters continue to believe that no firm timetable should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. That number is unchanged from a survey at the beginning of September.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of men say America can win the war in Afghanistan. Women are evenly divided.

Sixty percent (60%) of Republicans say a U.S. victory is possible, a view shared by just 35% of Democrats.

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