Panetta: U.S. War Strategy Cannot Be Dictated By Polls

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson as the secretary arrives in Ottawa, Ontario, March 26, 2012, to attend meetings with Canadian and Mexican defense officials. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

Panetta: Polls Won't Change Afghan Strategy -- CNN

Ottawa (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Tuesday polls would not change the strategy in Afghanistan, underscoring the fact that he realizes the American people have tired of war.

"We cannot fight wars by polls," Panetta said in Ottawa, where he was attending a trilateral defense meeting with Canadian and Mexican officials.

Panetta was responding to a new New York Times/CBS poll showing that 69% of Americans want troops out of Afghanistan.

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