Support For Afghan War Falls In U.s., Poll Finds

By ELISABETH BUMILLER, New York Times
Mon, 03/26/2012 - 3:50pm

A New York Times/CBS News poll found that 69 percent of Americans surveyed think that the United States should not be at war in Afghanistan.

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