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Afghanistan Polls: Surge and Troop Levels

Do you support or oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan?

Some of the polls included in the average may be outdated since the latest poll for each of the pollsters are averaged in.

PollsterDateSupportOppose
AVERAGE  51.5% 43.1%
CNN1/22-24/106138
AP Gfk12/10-14/094256
ABC12/10-13/095840
NY Times12/4-8/095143
Quinnipiac University12/1-6/095837
Bloomberg12/3-7/096234
USA Today Gallup12/2/095140
FOX News11/17-18/094245
NBC WSJ10/22-25/094349
ABC Washington Post10/15-18/094749

Question Wording by Pollster

CNN

"Regardless of how you feel about the war in general, do you favor or oppose President Obama's plan to send about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to stabilize the situation there?"

AP Gfk

"Would you favor or oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan?"

ABC

"Do you support or oppose Obama's decision to send approximately 30,000 additional U.S. military forces to Afghanistan? ... Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?"

NY Times

Do you approve or disapprove of sending an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan in the coming months? Source

Bloomberg

"President Obama has ordered that 30,000 additional troops be sent to fight the war in Afghanistan. He also proposed a timetable to begin withdrawal of those additional forces in July 2011. Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to send additional troops?"

USA Today Gallup

"Next, we have some questions about Afghanistan. As you may know, President Obama has decided to increase the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by 30,000 while also setting a timetable that calls for the U.S. to begin withdrawing troops from that country in 2011. In general, do you favor or oppose this plan?"

FOX News

"Do you support or oppose sending additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan?"

NBC WSJ

"Sending an additional forty thousand U.S. troops and focusing on fighting insurgents across the country and protecting the Afghan people"

ABC Washington Post

"U.S. military commanders have requested approximately 40,000 more U.S. troops for Afghanistan. Do you think Obama should or should not order these additional forces to Afghanistan?"

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