Support for war in Afghanistan, Bush remains very high

Almost four months after the Sept. 11 attacks, support for the military action in Afghanistan remains strong, according to the latest poll from CBS News, conducted over last weekend.

Eighty-nine percent of respondents said they approved of the military attacks--not much different from December's 91 percent approval rating. Ninety-two percent said they thought the war was going either "very" or "somewhat" well.

Seventy-six percent said they were confident in the ability of the U.S. government to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. And the majority--60 percent--said that the military action in Afghanistan can't be considered a success until bin Laden has been captured or killed.

Twenty-eight percent said they believed that even if bin Laden disappears, the United States will have won the war. And an overwhelming majority--88 percent--said they believed the al Qaida leader is probably still alive.

Grading The President

The vast majority of Americans approve of President Bush's handling of foreign policy, while smaller but still significant majorities approve of the way he is handling the economy and domestic issues, according to an Ipsos-Reid poll conducted last week.

Eighty-five percent said they approved of the way the president was handling foreign policy and the war on terrorism. Sixty-six percent said they approved of the way he was handling the economy, and 63 percent approved of his handling of other domestic issues.

Overall, 79 percent said they approved of the general way Bush was handling his job as President. (In the CBS News poll cited above, 84 percent gave Bush a positive job approval rating.)