Poll: Afghanistan War Death Toll Hits 2,000—Is Mission Worth Loss?

President Obama aims to end America’s military role in Afghanistan in 2014, and Mitt Romney has said the drawdown should be careful. But with 2,000 U.S. lives lost in that region—and killings of GIs associated with that country’s own security forces growing—some are calling for an immediate U.S. pullout. From Camp Pendleton, the 3rd Batallion, 5th Marine Regiment lost 25 troops in seven months, the second-highest toll of the war, according to a New York Times analysis.  Is the mission still justified?