Endgame for the West in Afghanistan? Explaining the Decline in Support for the War in Afghanistan in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, France, and Germany

Cover......Page 1
The Letort Papers......Page 2
Foreword......Page 5
About The Author......Page 6
Summary......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
The Good War? American Public Opinion And The War In Afghanistan......Page 16
Casualties.......Page 19
Figure 2. U.S. Public Opinion And The War In Afghanistan, 2006-09.......Page 20
Figure 4. U.S. Public Support For The War And Fatalities, 2006-07.......Page 21
Figure 5. U.S. Public Support For The War And Fatalities, 2008-09.......Page 22
Elite Consensus......Page 23
Iraq War Contagion......Page 29
Figure 6. U.S. Retrospective Opinion On The War In Afghanistan, 2004-09.......Page 30
Figure 7. U.S. Retrospective Opinion On The War In Iraq, 2006-09.......Page 31
The “ Deputy Sheriff”—Australian Public Opinion And The Afghan War......Page 40
Casualties Plus Politics.......Page 44
Afghanistan-specific Theories.......Page 50
Back On Afghanistan’s Plains—public Support For The Afghan War In Britain......Page 57
Casualties.......Page 60
Figure 8. UK Public Opinion And The War In Afghanistan, 2002-09.......Page 61
Figure 9. UK Public Opinion And The War In Afghanistan, 2006-09.......Page 62
Figure 11. UK Support For The War And Fatalities, 2006-09.......Page 63
Casualties Plus Politics.......Page 64
Afghanistan-specific Theories.......Page 72
Farewell To The Blue Helmets—Canadian Public Opinion On Afghanistan......Page 78
Casualties.......Page 81
Figure 13. Canadian Public Opinion And The War In Afghanistan, 2006-09.......Page 82
Figure 14. Canadian Support For The War And Fatalities, 2006-09.......Page 83
Casualties Plus Politics.......Page 84
Afghanistan-specific Theories.......Page 89
Conclusion.......Page 92
Sarkozy’s War—france Takes To The Frontline......Page 93
Casualties.......Page 97
Figure 15. French Public Opinion And The War In Afghanistan, 2001-09.......Page 98
Casualties Plus Politics.......Page 99
Afghanistan-specific Theories.......Page 104
Still Struggling With The Guilt Of The Past: Germany’s Afghan Agonies......Page 113
Casualties.......Page 118
Figure 18. German Public Opinion And The War In Afghanistan, 2002-09.......Page 119
Casualties Plus Politics.......Page 120
Afghanistan-specific Theories.......Page 125
Conclusion.......Page 133
Summary......Page 134
Figure 19. Key Factors Across All Cases.......Page 136
Bibliography......Page 138
Endnotes......Page 150