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But still, even if it was 50%, that's way too high.

to 41%. See, http://www.pewresearch.org/2008/03/19/public-attitudes-toward-the-war-in-iraq-20032008/, and http://www.people-press.org/2013/03/18/a-decade-later-iraq-war-divides-the-public/

Apparently, 40% of the American people, according to Pew, continue to support almost any war we get ourselves into. But, the reality of protracted, costly wars tends to drive down support to that base level. Most come to realize that whatever initial enthusiasm they had for these "optional wars" was hysterical fears driven by a media environment of lies and propaganda.

War with Iran will end up being similarly unpopular. Support for that is at least ten points lower than it was for military action against Iraq a decade ago. Probably, real support for military conflict with Iran is considerably less, and will drop dramatically once the much more terrible costs of such a war starts to set in.

I don't believe it...
i don't think they are being honest

If they are as reliable as Fox surveys or something well.....I know they are out of D.C. that is all

One would think that the last 12 years would have taught us something. These idiots don't even realize that the reason this country is in debt is because of the unfunded fiascoes of the recent past. Too poor to feed, house and educate our people yet we still feel the need to kill and destroy across the globe. I just can not wrap my arms around this.

not this shit again. When are we ever going to learn the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan?

whose only war experience is video games like call of duty, medal of honor.

Rah Rah go get em!!!! Who me? Ummmm, I play tennis on Tuesdays.

From getting a nuke? Really, haven't we done (still doing) this? They haven't tested one yet, like NK. A country such as Iran having nukes is alarming, but is it worth the death of hundreds of thousands of people? Or plan is to kill more people than one nuke ever would in the idea that we will deter them from getting it. If a country or person wants one they can get it without making it themselves. Dialogue can help dissuade one from taking extreme actions more than violence.

Punch me in the face I punch you back, explain to me why I am wrong and I may see the err of my ways.

Just a thought.

stop them from what?? I am much more concerned with the teahadist on the Hill than I am about Iran.

will ever be, or ever has been for that matter. We meddle in the affairs of other countries and it bites us in the ass then we think the only solution is more meddling. We are the worlds leader in destruction and death. Not really a beacon on the hill for others to aspire to, but a unifying symbol of hate and division.

Countries around the world don't want to fight us, we will bankrupt ourselves to flatten the earth. They do however see us as the bully in the room that someone has to stand up to and bring down a peg. If we led in education, equality and advancement the rest of the world would view us as the great country we think we are.

Empires are a thing of the past, economies are too intertwined and co-dependent for one country to rule supremely. We can still be the greatest most powerful, but I believe there is a saying that those with true power know when not to use it. We haven't learned that yet.

The pukes and tehadists will do everything they can to destroy our country only to point to our Islamic Kenyan leader as the reason why.

Most Americans supported military action against Iraq and an even greater number thought Saddam was connected to 9/11.

I have no confidence in the American public.

nicety enter into anyone's calculus. Nay! We just give 'em shock and awe and tell 'em screw international law.

Did the Jerusalem Post Sponsor the poll? What were the questions asked? From what population was the polling sample selected? We all know these things can impart a bias to a poll.

I know no one who wants us to get into another middle eastern war. Especially with a country that couldn't possibly deliver a nuke on a missile to the US. I think we have a lot greater chance of some terrorist organization (like the ones we helped fan the flames for in Iraq and Afghanistan) to sneak in a nuke they acquired from the former USSR to the US. Hell, if the terrorists just combed Iraq for all the "depleted" uranium we dropped on them and made it into a dirty bomb to explode in the US then we'd be screwed there too.

Here's one where I'm with Rand Paul. Let's repeal the AUMF. Not that laws have really meant anything to administrations lately, but it's a start.

a commercial house now for the PTB. How fucking sad and pathetic.

"49 percent of respondents" hrm ...so from what group was that from? APAC? They can go stick that poll up their Wombat's ass. Fuck the military! Fuck war! Fuck the assholes who start them. Fuck the global police. Fuck the corporations who push for this shit and profit from this shit! Fear me! I am a anti-war protestor!

I see Obama drones...

it might be construed as anti-war or anti-Wall Street 'cause such impertinences will not be tolerated by the oligarchs or those in government who do their bidding.

so long as it doesn't mean putting US boots on the ground.

We are a militaristic, violence-loving society.

Someday the chickens will come home to roost.

Good and hard."

-HL Mencken


http://thinkexist.com/quotation/naturally_the_common_people_don-t_want_war/339098.html

From the article, it sounds incredibly suggestive.

They are buying the same shit that was spewed before the Iraq war.

Never ending war is a money maker for some and to hell about everyone else.

which is no news flash. nt

We already cannot afford Iraq and Afghanistan, we'll be paying for this shit for the next hundred years. And if we do go to war with Iran then what? The same fucking assholes who profited from Iraq and Afghanistan will be profiting from this war too!!

even our sick will gladly die sooner so as to cost less and thereby make more money available for the (corporate) war cause. Hey ...uhm ...oh wow ...I just had a great idea ...let's send all of our medically uninsured and sick to the front lines.

How could anyone want more war after what we have seen since 2001?????

At least that is what I am saying for now.

That the President and Democrats aren't advocating for attacking Iran (and would probably only dragged into it by Israel if at all)

The President and Democrats will fight the GOP tooth and nail, and ignore the polls, just like last time.

Or not. I'm cool either way.

Are we supporters of the Democratic Party here, or mere malcontent, anti-war liberals going every-which-a-way with no leadership?

Folks, if we ignore the polls, we are going to lose elections, just like we would have if we had refused to go along with the other wars.

...they want to volunteer for, and you may find different results.

how many Americans would have been against Israel SECRETLY building her nukes if the MSM had the same passion and zeal covering the nuke site at Dimona? Oh, and as an added bonus, Israel is not a signatory of the NNPT.

If that poll is accurate, that is.

I'm sick of their shtick.

Figures lie and liars figure.

Pew Research can go fuck themselves. If Pew Research wants a fucking war, Pew Research can go fight it, with their own children, on their own dime.

Pew, smells like shit in here.

troubling...just the same.

... nothing more, nothing less.

No more wars of choice, EVER.

If Israel wants to start a war, that's on them, they are on their own. We need to refuse to be their mercenary bullies.

Who in upper leadership in this country has been explaining what an attack on Iran will mean?

From the President and his administration and the Repuglicans we get basically the same message: Iran cannot be permitted to have an atomic bomb and all options are on the table to prevent that possibility.

I haven't heard any top leadership yet explain what such a war will cost; what the economic consequences will be of the turmoil in oil markets; or that there isn't a very high prospect for success ... let alone the cost in Iranian lives.

So, why wouldn't 64 percent want war right now?
Most Americans have been conditioned to love war ("thank you for your service&quot and to hate Arabs (yes, I know Iranians are Persians, but who here thinks that the 64 percent know that?).

I, too am of the inclination to believe that our Noble Peace Prize winning President will go along with Bibi and preemptively attack Iran.

With that said, it is plausible that a majority of Americans want to go to war with Iran. The majority of Americans live in fear.

i think the usa can too..........

N/t

horse shit smells like. I move enough of it.

still ongoing in Iraq. Considering the enormous failure of that foreign adventure, I would think you would not turn to those who were so completely wrong about it, to decide the next one.

I take that as the best reason so far NOT to even think of any military action in Iran.