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The last American combat unit in Iraq left last week. How do you feel about the other U.S. involvement -- in Afghanistan?
| I support our war effort in Afghanistan | 30% | 47 votes |
| We should pull our troops out of Afghanistan | 69% | 107 votes |
| Total Votes: 154 | ||
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
12:14 p.m. [ Suggest removal ]
Definitely pull our troops out! We never should have been there in the first place! There is no way on earth that we have the power to change millions of years of culture for the people of those countries, and I wonder if we even have the right to do so. We have enough problems at home to take care. Send all those troops to patrol our Mexican border!
11:54 a.m. [ Suggest removal ]
Actually, we were there for a good purpose, pursuing the Taliban and Al Quida. It's Iraq where we should not have ever been. Unfortunately those forces have flourished while we were distracted by Iraq and had placed Pakistan and Afghanistan on "the back burner".
Whether we can recoup from our distraction in Iraq remains to be seen.