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By The Numbers: Backing Up Barack.(World Affairs)(Barack Obama)(Brief article)

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The most recent polls show that a majority of Americans agree with President Obama's decision to put more troops in Afghanistan. This level of support for a U.S. military increase is unrivaled since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001:

61: Percentage of Americans who support Obama's move to increase troops in Afghanistan.

31: Percentage of Americans who supported George W. Bush's surge in Iraq in 2007.

58: ...

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