National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted March 28-29, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the President’s decision to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan?

48% Very closely
34% Somewhat closely
13% Not very closely
4% Not at all
1% Not sure

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

58% Agree
23% Disagree
19% Not sure

3* In dealing with the situation in Afghanistan, is the President responding with too much military force, too little military force, or about the right amount of military force

15% Too much military force
25% Too little military force
46% About the right amount of military force
14% Not sure

4* How likely is it that the President will have to send even more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in the next year or so?

47% Very likely
27% Somewhat likely
11% Not very likely
2% Not at all likely
14% Not sure

5* The President has said that our goal is to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan. How likely is it that his strategy will accomplish that goal?

13% Very likely
41% Somewhat likely
25% Not very likely
5% Not at all likely
16% Not sure

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