The Christian Century

American support for the war in Afghanistan is dropping, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll taken late last month. More than two thirds of those polled (69 percent) said the U.S. should no longer be at war in Afghanistan, compared to 53 percent just four months ago. Americans increasingly are sensing that the war isn't going well: 68 percent think it is going somewhat badly or very badly. While Republican support for the war is also dropping, Repub­licans are more inclined to support keeping U.S. forces in Afghanistan in order to stabilize the situation: three in ten Republicans said the U.S. should stay, compared to two in ten independents and one in ten Democrats (New York Times, March 26).