National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted March 18-19, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news reports about the situation in Afghanistan?

32% Very closely

51% Somewhat closely

15% Not very closely

2% Not at all

0% Not sure

2* In Afghanistan, will things get better or worse over the next year?

23% Better

42% Worse

15% Stay about the same

20% Not sure

3* Do you agree or disagree with President Obama’s decision to put more U.S. troops into Afghanistan?

61% Agree
25% Disagree
14% Not sure

4* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

43% Yes

29% No

28% Not sure

5* Should the United States pull all of its troops out of Afghanistan as soon as possible?

20% Yes

69% No

11% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.