Most Say leaving Afghanistan Will Not Increase Terrorism

The chart above is from a new Ipsos Poll. It was done on August 27th and 28th of a national sample of 513 adults, and has a 4.9 point margin of error. 

Some Republican officials are trying to scare Americans by claiming that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan will increase the terrorist threat to the United States. They seem to forget that it was a Republican (Trump) who negotiated the withdrawal with the Taliban. 

The public does not agree with them. Only 36% say it will make the U.S. less safe from terrorism. About 63% say it will not (with 56% saying it will make no difference and 7% saying it will make the U.S. safer).

I understand the thinking of that 7%. If U.S. troops were withdrawn from all muslim countries, it would remove the main excuse for the muslim terrorists to attack the U.S. 

But personally, I agree with the 56%. It will neither increase nor decrease the terrorist threat to this country.

The Taliban just wants to be left alone to run Afghanistan. They know that inviting terrorists to set up camps in their country will just invite more attacks from the United States (from manned and unmanned flights at the very least). They are having enough trouble setting up a workable government without any further interference from the West.