Afghanistan deployments (Wikileaks) contribute to sliding poll ratings for Pres. Obama

[bigtree]

Posted 13 minutes ago

US public support for the Afghan war and president Barack Obama's handing of the conflict has hit an all-time low after the release of secret military documents on Wikileaks.

A poll showed Obama's overall ratings has also declined to a new low, with only 41 percent of Americans saying they approved of his performance.

The percentage of Americans who say the United States made a mistake in sending troops to Afghanistan rose to 43 percent, compared to 38 percent before the release of tens of thousands of classified documents on the war.

Public confidence in Obama's war policy has also plunged to 36 percent, down from 48 percent in February survey, the poll said.

Growing public doubt about the Afghan war came as the death toll for US troops in July hit a record high of 66.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/04/2972664.htm?section=world

[villager]

1. he's becoming "LBJ-like" in all the wrong ways, alas...

n/t

[bigtree]

2. there is certainly that danger for him, politically

I hope he thinks carefully about this as he's measuring which side of the political spectrum he needs to appeal to for the remainder of this term.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. As they should.