A series of new polls show that the American public is overwhelmingly opposed to President Trump’s war on Iran.
Nearly three days after the beginning of the joint U.S.-Israel attack, Trump and his top aides have offered a series of shifting (or baseless) justifications for the attack and have failed to articulate an end game or timeline on how long the conflict will last. While the U.S.-Israeli strikes have killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and other top government and military officials, they’ve also killed dozens of civilians, including more than 100 school children in southern Iran.
The Iranian response has begun to incur costs, with damage to U.S. military bases throughout the region and at least 4 U.S. service members killed. With the strong possibility that the war will only get worse, the American public has already had enough.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday found that just 27% supported the strikes, while 43% disapproved and 29% said they were unsure. More than half of Republicans polled said they supported the attack, but 42% said they would be less likely to back the war if it leads to “U.S. troops in the Middle East being killed or injured.” Forty-five percent of all respondents said they would be less likely to support the war if gas and oil prices increase in the United States.
And a new CNN poll released on Monday found that 59% disapproved of Trump’s decision to start a war with Iran. Sixty percent said they don’t think Trump has a clear plan and 62% said he needs to acquire congressional approval for any further military action. (Both the House and Senate will reportedly consider the matter this week.)
A series of new polls show that the American public is overwhelmingly opposed to President Trump’s war on Iran.
Nearly three days after the beginning of the joint U.S.-Israel attack, Trump and his top aides have offered a series of shifting (or baseless) justifications for the attack and have failed to articulate an end game or timeline on how long the conflict will last. While the U.S.-Israeli strikes have killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and other top government and military officials, they’ve also killed dozens of civilians, including more than 100 school children in southern Iran.
The Iranian response has begun to incur costs, with damage to U.S. military bases throughout the region and at least 4 U.S. service members killed. With the strong possibility that the war will only get worse, the American public has already had enough.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday found that just 27% supported the strikes, while 43% disapproved and 29% said they were unsure. More than half of Republicans polled said they supported the attack, but 42% said they would be less likely to back the war if it leads to “U.S. troops in the Middle East being killed or injured.” Forty-five percent of all respondents said they would be less likely to support the war if gas and oil prices increase in the United States.
And a new CNN poll released on Monday found that 59% disapproved of Trump’s decision to start a war with Iran. Sixty percent said they don’t think Trump has a clear plan and 62% said he needs to acquire congressional approval for any further military action. (Both the House and Senate will reportedly consider the matter this week.)