religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designed and customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re yo company anñ the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. a poll released this week by the pew research center shows that, for the first time, a majority of americans want u.s. troops to leave afghanistan as soon as possible. in a speech from the white house on wednesday, president obama promised to begin the withdrawal this summer. he said more than 30,000 troops will return home by next year. america, it is time to focus on nation building here at home. earlier in the week, the u.s. conference of mayors called for an end to the war, saying the money would be better spent on domestic needs. nearly 40 religious leaders also urged an end to the conflict. in a letter to the president, they said peace in afghanistan cannot come through military fo