CIA veteran Paul Pillar, who is now a professor of security studies at Georgetown University, says public opinion in Afghanistan is already eroding.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Public support for increasing troop levels in Afghanistan has been eroding.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon President Barack Obama's new strategy for the conflict has not been given a chance to work.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03