Afghanistan: 52% des américains considèrent que c'est un échec (Pew Research Center)

Les négociations entre l'administration Obama et le Président Karzaï autour de la transition ne se déroulent pas très bien et le contexte difficile a probablement un effet sur la perception de la population américaine. Ils sont plusieurs, autant démocrates que républicains, à considérer que l'implication américaine en Afghanistan est un échec. En 2011 après la mort de Ben Laden cette perception était plus positive.

 "Shortly after the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the public had more confidence that the U.S. effort was on the right path: A June 2011 survey found that 58% said they thought the U.S. would achieve its goals.

Despite the negative view of the outcome, 51% of Americans in the latest poll said using military force in Afghanistan was the right decision — a decision taken after the Taliban refused to turn over al-Qaeda leaders behind the 9/11 attacks. About four-in-ten (41%) said it was the wrong decision. But that support level represents a decline from 2006, when 69% said military intervention was the right decision."

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/14/as-u-s-role-in-afghanistan-nears-an-end-more-americans-see-failure-than-success/