The latest Gallup poll measuring the American public’s approval/disapproval of President Obama on a series of issues came out today and the Afghan numbers are downright depressing. A strong majority, 57% disapprove of the President’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan, with only 36% approving. These numbers rival the President’s low ratings for health care and the economy. President Obama’s overall numbers are down so these Afghan situation ratings my just be a short term dip in a bad couple weeks for the President, but they are nevertheless trending downward.
Why do you think President Obama’s Afghanistan approval numbers are sliding so fast? What can change these numbers for the President? What do you think is the baseline approval number needed for the President to maintain his Afghanistan war strategy? 40%? 45%? 50%?
