US EditionTrump’s war with Iran is as unpopular as Vietnam, new poll finds
The survey found 61% of Americans say the campaign was a mistake, while only 19% call it successful and 41% say it is too soon to tell.
- On Friday, a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll revealed 61% of Americans view the military campaign in Iran as a mistake, matching disapproval levels seen during the Iraq and Vietnam Wars.
- Mounting public frustration stems from the war's 60-day duration, which has killed 13 U.S. service members and over 1,701 Iranian civilians while pushing gasoline prices above $4.30 per gallon.
- Sixty percent of respondents fear the conflict will trigger a U.S. recession, and only 8% told the poll they are "very confident" that a war agreement would prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
- The White House maintains that the military strategy aims to eliminate threats, though Republican Party members fear the unpopular conflict could threaten their congressional majority in November.
- President Trump threatened to withdraw U.S. troops from Italy and Spain, criticizing European allies for lacking support regarding the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Bad news for Donald Trump, the U.S. president, who this Friday has ruled out Tehran's new peace proposal and opened the door for the conflict to escalate again. His war against Iran, very unpopular since the outbreak two months ago, is now as toxic as those of Iraq at its worst, in 2006, or Vietnam in the seventies. So the polls indicate when this Friday is 60 days since the Republican government formally informed Congress of the start of hostil…
A survey reveals that 61 percent of Americans see the offensive as a mistake and the economic cost and fear of retaliation grow.
61% of Americans see Trump’s Iran war as ‘mistake’: new poll
More than 6 in 10 Americans now say President Donald Trump’s war in Iran was a “mistake,” according to a poll out Friday from the Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos. Within two months, the war – which has inflicted thousands of civilian deaths and caused gas prices to spike worldwide with little tangible gain – […] The post 61% of Americans see Trump’s Iran war as ‘mistake’: new poll appeared first on Asia Times.
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