The Pentagon is expected to request 45,000 more troops this month, which would bring the total of US troops in Afghanistan to about 110,000 (there are currently 68,000).
The breakdown is interesting: the least educated, poorest, women, minorities, and youth are the most opposed to sending more troops:
Women oppose sending more troops by 60-30, men by 52-40.
The biggest opposition to sending more combat troops comes from people who're 18-34 and drops with age. Young adults oppose additional troops by a margin of 61-32; those who're 35-54 oppose it by 54-37; and those who're 55 and older were against it 53-36.
Similarly, those who make the least money were the most opposed, with those making less than $25,000 opposed by a margin of 70-27; those making $25,000-$50,000 opposed by a margin of 58-35; and those making more than $50,000 split, 45-45.
Geographically, the West was the most opposed to sending more troops, followed by the Northeast, South and Midwest.
Opposition to more troops was strongest among the least educated: 67-28 among those with less than a high school education and 49-38 among those with some college. The tide turned among the college educated, with 46 percent favoring more troops and 44 percent opposed.
Hispanics were the most opposed, 86-9, followed by non-Hispanic blacks, 78-15, and non-Hispanic whites, 49-42.
Politically, independents were the most opposed, 67-18, followed by Democrats, 66-27. Republicans favored sending more troops by a margin of 52-40.
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