Barack Obama said in his July 14 foreign policy speech that "the central front in the war on terror is not Iraq, and it never was. That's why the second goal of my new strategy will be taking the fight to al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted July 14 says that a plurality of Americans agree with him. They reject the idea that Iraq is the central front in the war on terror by 48 percent to 30 percent with 22 percent undecided, and they agree that Afghanistan is that front by 43 percent to 33 percent with 24 percent undecided. The margin of error is 3 points. Forty-eight percent say Afghanistan is a greater threat to U.S. security compared to 28 percent who cite Iraq.

Obama also said in his speech: "This war diminishes our security, our standing in the world, our military, our economy, and the resources that we need to confront the challenges of the 21st century." Rasmussen turned that into a question and 51 percent said they agreed, 34 percent disagreed and 14 percent were undecided.

Nearly-two thirds expressed confidence that the next President could resolve the Iraq situation in a way favorable to the U.S.