ABNA24 - A majority of Americans say they do not approve of the US military action in Iran and that attacking the country late last month was the wrong idea, according to a poll released Thursday.
The Pew Research Center found 61 percent of respondents disapprove of US President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict.
This includes 44 percent who strongly disapprove and 17 percent who somewhat disapprove, with 37 percent who said they approve, The Hill reported.
Another 59 percent of respondents said the US made the wrong decision in using military force in Iran. Another 45 percent said the conflict is not going well for the US, with 28 percent who say it is going somewhat well. A quarter said the conflict is going extremely or very well.Pew also found 90 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents disapprove of the conflict, with 88 percent calling the decision to strike wrong. Republicans mostly favor the conflict (69 percent) and the decision to attack Iran (71 percent).Republican-leaning independents are more split on the war, with 52 percent approving of how Trump is handling it in contrast with 45 percent who disapprove.
Opinions are more split on the conflict’s future. Fifty-four percent say it will go on for at least six more months, 35 percent say it will go on for one to six months, 29 percent say it will last a year or more, and 8 percent say it will end in less than a month.
Most Democrats, at 68 percent, see the war stretching for six months or longer. That number is less among Republicans, where 58 percent say it will be over within the next six months.
Other polling has shown it has had a negative effect on Trump’s approval and disapproval ratings. Fox News released polling on Thursday showing his disapproval rating reached 59 percent, the president’s highest disapproval rating during both of his terms. Another 41 percent said they approve of Trump’s job performance.The outlet found that 64 percent of registered voters disapprove of Trump is handling of the war with Iran. This also peaked well more than his highest disapproval ratings related to his policies toward Iran during his first term.
The Pew survey was conducted March 16-22 and included 3,524 respondents. The margin of error is 1.8 percentage points.
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