This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States concerning the American troops in Afghanistan. 49 percent of the respondents said they considered sending the American troops to Afghanistan a mistake.
Do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Afghanistan?
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Gallup. (February 19, 2014). Do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Afghanistan? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290270/us-troops-in-afghanistan/
Gallup. "Do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Afghanistan?." Chart. February 19, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290270/us-troops-in-afghanistan/
Gallup. (2014). Do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Afghanistan?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290270/us-troops-in-afghanistan/
Gallup. "Do You Think The United States Made a Mistake Sending Troops to Fight in Afghanistan?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290270/us-troops-in-afghanistan/
Gallup, Do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Afghanistan? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290270/us-troops-in-afghanistan/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Afghanistan? [Graph], Gallup, February 19, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290270/us-troops-in-afghanistan/