But most say he’s too quick to use force: Republicans mostly support strikes, while Democrats overwhelmingly oppose military action.
By Catholics for Catholics
According to a poll, about one in four Americans approve of the current U.S. strikes against Iran, with Republicans consisting of the most in favor of President Donald Trump’s military attacks.
According to a story by Fox News, the national survey done by Reuters/Ipsos on Saturday and Sunday also points out that about half believe Trump is too eager to use military force. The poll was carried out hours after the beginning of “Operation Epic Fury,” which is led by American and Israeli forces; it already has resulted in the killing of Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
According to the poll, 27 percent of those surveyed said they agreed to the strikes, with 43% disapproving and about three in 10 are undecided.
Still, there is a divide between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans support the war by 55%-32%. But most Democrats, 73%, disapproved of the strikes, with only seven percent saying they approved.
Among independents, 44% disapproved of the military attack, with 19% being supportive and nearly four in 10 unsure. Fox news reported that the poll was done before the U.S. military announced on Sunday, the first U.S. casualties in the operation — three service members killed and five more seriously wounded.
“I think that the polling is very good, but I don’t care about polling. I have to do the right thing. I have to do the right thing. This should have been done a long time ago,” Trump said in an interview Monday with the New York Post when asked about the new survey.
Trump believes the war in Iran is expected to last at least two more weeks. Officials have told Fox News that Israel is aiming for Iranian leadership, while the U.S. is attacking military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an “imminent threat.”
The war has thrusted the unpredictable Middle East into a new and volatile conflict. Iran has counterattacked against Israel and other nations in the region. On Sunday, Trump warned against Iranian retaliation, saying that if Iran were to “hit very hard,” they would be met with “a force that has never been seen before.”
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