With terrorist attacks an almost a daily occurrence in Pakistan as troops there fight a widening Taliban front, 42% of likely voters believe it would be impossible for the United States to win the war in Afghanistan if Pakistan remains unstable.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 22% of voters think it would be possible to win the war in neighboring Afghanistan if the political situation does not improve in Pakistan. Thirty-five percent (35%) are undecided.

There is virtually no partisan disagreement on this question, although Democrats more strongly favor an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan than do Republicans and voters not affiliated with either of the parties. Forty-five percent (45%) of all voters believe it is possible for the United States to win the eight-year-old war in Afghanistan, but 29% do not and another 25% aren’t sure.

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Only 37% of voters think the United States should send troops to Pakistan to help defeat radical Islamic Taliban forces there, while 34% disagree. Another 30% are not sure.

The plurality of Republicans (45%) favor sending troops to Pakistan, but the plurality of Democrats (42%) are opposed. Unaffiliated voters are even more closely divided.

Under prodding from the United States, Pakistan has stepped up action against Taliban forces in the country, but a series of increasingly high-profile Taliban attacks, including one on Pakistan's Army headquarters itself, have killed at least 200 so far. The increased wave of anti-American, anti-government attacks has many worried about the stability of the Pakistani government.

Seventy-nine percent (79%) of U.S. voters are concerned about the Taliban taking over Pakistan, including 45% who are very concerned. Only 16% say they are not very or not at all concerned about that possibility.

Even more voters are concerned about nuclear weapon security in Pakistan. Ninety-one percent (91%) are concerned about the security of nuclear weapons, including 64% who are very concerned. Only seven percent (7%) are not concerned about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. The overall findings are little changed in over a year, but the level of those who are very concerned continues to rise.

President Obama's outreach effort to the global Islamic community was one of the primary reasons cited for his winning the Nobel Peace prize. But 35% of voters now believe that America’s relationship with the Muslim world will be worse one year from now than it is today.

For the first time this year, a plurality (48%) of voters think it’s unlikely that the Guantanamo prison camp for suspected terrorists will be closed by January as the president has repeatedly vowed.

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