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| Poll: Growing U.S. Public Support for Fight against IS |
| 2015-02-26 |
| [AnNahar] The American public has grown more supportive of the U.S. fight against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group, with nearly two-thirds now backing the air campaign against the jihadists, according to a survey released Tuesday. About twice as many approve (63 percent) as disapprove (30 percent) of the military campaign against the IS group in Iraq and Syria, a national survey carried out by the Pew Research Center found. Over 65% approved of Keystone XL. What the American people approve of matters little to the Champ. Those numbers are compared to 57 percent for and 33 percent against in October. More divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... is the possibility of sending U.S. ground troops to the region. About as many would favor (47 percent) such a move, compared to 49 percent who oppose sending U.S. ground troops. Four months ago, 39 percent favored the idea while 55 percent were against. The survey also found broad support for the U.S. government's policy of not paying ransoms for hostages, with 70 percent in favor and 25 percent against. The remainder said they didn't know. The public appeared divided over whether "using overwhelming military force is the best way to defeat terrorism around the world," Pew said. Support for the U.S. military air campaign against Islamic State Lions of Islam in Iraq and Syria is split by gender and political affiliation. More Republicans (70 percent) than Democrats (58 percent) approve of the campaign, and more men are in favor it (70 percent) than women (56 percent). However, a hangover is the wrath of grapes... the public is skeptical about the effectiveness of the U.S. campaign against the IS group. Fifty-eight percent said the military campaign was not going well. Pew polled 1,504 adults between February 18 and 22. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 It'll be fun to hear the Democrats try to defend Obama and his pull-out prematurly strategy during the next election. Yeah, he got us out of Iraq alright, well done, now they are all peace and harmony. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-02-26 14:21 |
| #2 You don't hear about Ukraine so much since the ISIS appeared. I wonder... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-02-26 05:23 |
| #1 In churches across America this past Sunday morning, Christians heard messages similar to this one. (Link with video of call to action message at center of page) |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-02-26 00:09 |