52% Want Troops Home from Afghanistan Within a Year (31% Immediately)

[tekisui]

Source: Rasmussen

A majority of voters, for the first time, support an immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan or the creation of a timetable to bring them all home within a year.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 31% of Likely U.S. Voters now say all troops should be brought home from Afghanistan immediately, while another 21% say a firm timetable should be established to bring all troops home within a year’s time. The combined total of 52% who want the troops home within a year is a nine-point jump from 43% last September. Just 37% felt that way in September 2009.

Only 34% of voters now think there should be no timetable for withdrawal. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure.

Republicans have traditionally been more supportive than Democrats of continuing the mission in Afghanistan, but now 37% of GOP voters favor bringing home the troops within a year, compared to 24% six months ago. Seventy-three percent (73%) of voters in President Obama’s party favor that timetable, a view shared by 45% of voters not affiliated with either of the major political parties.

more: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/afghanistan/52_want_troops_home_from_afghanistan_within_a_year

[DCKit]

1. Assmussen's lowballing the figures again. nt

[tekisui]

3. I agree, but at least now people can't deny that a majority have had enough.

[Scuba]

2. And the Commander in Chief has the power to bring them home. Hmmmm.

[progressoid]

4. As if what the people want matters.

The war machine has it's own agenda.

[bigwillq]

5. 31-percenter here (nt)