President Barack Obama speaks about the U.S. strategy for military and civilian operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a two-month review process of the nine-year war
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The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that 60 percent of Americans say the Afghanistan war is "not worth fighting." This is a record low in public support of the war. Mary Galeti, the wife of Afghanistan veteran First Lieutenant Russell Galeti, and Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs and author of "How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle
We asked how your support for the War in Afghanistan has changed since it started nine years ago. Here are some of the responses we got by text message.
I never supported the war. What is the mission? Bin laden has not been found. We should send our troops home now.
—Michigan
Nothing has changed ... How many times must a poor country be bombed senseless and then left broken and alone?
—Ruth in Tacoma, Wa.
Support? Uh, what is it we're supporting again?
—Pontiac, Mich.
You can help start the conversation every day by texting START to 69866.
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Comments [1]
While we are beating the same old drum, the dancers have danced off to other places.
How stupid is our government? Sorry; stupid question.
The real question should always be -- who's making the $$$$.
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