{"id":16638,"date":"2012-04-26T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/record-low-support-for-keeping-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:41:32","slug":"record-low-support-for-keeping-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2012\/04\/26\/record-low-support-for-keeping-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-Low Support for Keeping U.S. Troops in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just 32% of the public now says that the U.S. should keep troops in Afghanistan until the situation there has stabilized, according to a survey conducted April 4-15. On the other hand, 60% favor removing the troops as soon as possible. In May of last year, the public was evenly divided on this issue (48% supported withdrawing troops and 47% supported maintaining them).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Levels of support for keeping U.S. forces in Afghanistan has declined over the past year among Republicans, Democrats and independents. For the first time in a Pew Research survey, as many Republicans (48%) favor removing U.S. forces from Afghanistan as soon as possible as support keeping the troops there until the situation stabilizes (45%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As recently as March, a majority of Republicans (53%) favored staying in Afghanistan until it is stable while 41% favored a withdrawal.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, 66% of Democrats and 62% of independents want U.S. troops removed as soon as possible, while about three-in-ten (29%) in each group want the troop presence maintained.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share of independents who favor a troop pullout has increased 11 points (from 51%) since last May,immediately after the killing of Osama bin Laden. In the same time span, the share of Democrats who hold this view increased 16 points (from 50%). <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2012\/04\/18\/most-swing-voters-favor-afghan-troop-withdrawal\/?src=prc-number\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just 32% of the public now says that the U.S. should keep troops in Afghanistan until the situation there has 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