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Views of the Afghanistan War Among Americans and Canadians

12/24/2009, by Proloy Bhatta

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Americans oppose the war but support a surge of troops.
  • Canadians oppose their troops in Afghanistan and oppose sending more troops.
  • War in Afghanistan (Americans), CNN, 12/16-20/09. Favor 43%, Oppose 55%.

Americans are conflicted in their views of Afghanistan. Although they oppose the war in Afghanistan, they support the Obama surge in Afghanistan.

Obama has effectively silenced the anti-war movement by:

  • running as an anti-war candidate, but continuing Bush's war policies
  • justifying war as the means for peace when he won the Nobel Peace Prize

Here are the polls showing that a majority support the surge in Afghanistan.

Pollster Date Support Oppose
AVERAGE   51.3% 43.2%
CNN 12/16-20/09 59 39
AP Gfk 12/10-14/09 42 56
ABC 12/10-13/09 58 40
NY Times 12/4-8/09 51 43
Quinnipiac University 12/1-6/09 58 37
Bloomberg 12/3-7/09 62 34
USA Today Gallup 12/2/09 51 40
FOX News 11/17-18/09 42 45
NBC WSJ 10/22-25/09 43 49
ABC Washington Post 10/15-18/09 47 49

but a majority opposing the war.

Pollster Date Favor Oppose
AVERAGE   42.7% 52.3%
CNN 12/16-20/09 43 55
AP GFK 12/10-14/09 39 57
FOX 9/15-16/09 46 45

Canadians, on the other hand, are more consistent on the issue. They oppose the commitment of their troops in Afghanistan.

Pollster Date Approve Disapprove
AVERAGE   37.7% 54.3%
Angus Reid Strategies 12/1-2/09 42 53
Harris Decima 10/15-19/09 37 56
Ekos Politics 7/8-14/09 34 54

and oppose sending more troops by an even greater margin.

Pollster Date Approve Disapprove
AVERAGE   30.0% 64.0%
Angus Reid Strategies 12/1-2/09 28 66
Nanos Research 10/10-18/09 32 62

Canadians are able to be more consistent on the issue as this is considered America's war. Despite being against it, Americans still want to win it.


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