Many liberal commentators have said that the death of bin Laden means that the war on terror is now over. But it doesn’t appear the vast majority of Americans are buying this. Over at Hot Air, Allahpundit notes that 72 percent believe that Al Qaeda remains a continuing threat in Afghanistan, according to the latest MSNBC poll. They also say it’s necessary for the U.S. to keep our troops there to deal with the problem. Here are the findings:

Which statement comes closest to what you think about Osama bin Laden’s death:

Statement A: The Unites States should remove our troops from Afghanistan because bin Laden’s death indicates the Taliban and Al Qaeda are less of a threat and our presence there is no longer necessary.

Statement B: The United States should keep our troops in Afghanistan because bin Laden’s death does not change the overall mission of securing Afghanistan and the Taliban and Al Qaeda still remain a continuing threat.

Statement A/US Remove Troops . . . . . . . . . 20
StatementB/US Keep Troops . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Depends (VOL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

So while killing bin Laden was major victory, there isn’t a widespread belief that our task is over in Afghanistan. Could this be an indicator that confidence in America’s ability to win the war in Afghanistan is on the rise? After the success of the bin Laden operation, it may appear more likely that we can defeat terrorism in the entire region.