Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Limp Upper Lip

Turning to the issue of Afghanistan… As you may know British and American troops have retaken the town of Musa Qala from the Taliban. Do you think British and NATO troops are winning the war with the Taliban in Afghanistan or not?

Yes the British troops are winning

14%

No they are not winning but victory is possible eventually

35%

No they are not winning and victory is not possible

33%

Don’t know

18%

Should British troops be brought home from Afghanistan?

Yes—all troops should be withdrawn immediately

27%

Yes—most troops should be withdrawn soon, and the rest within the next year or so

35%

No—British troops should remain in Afghanistan as long as the Afghan government wants them there

27%

Don’t know

11%

Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,481 British adults, conducted from Dec. 13 and Dec. 14, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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