Americans would support use of force against Iran

by Steve Rosen  •  May 21, 2009 at 8:51 am

http://www.meforum.org/blog/obama-mideast-monitor/2009/05/americans-would-support-use-of-force-against-iran

A series of recent polls shows that ordinary Americans are more hawkish on Iran than the commentariat that fills the op-ed pages. 57% of American voters say Israel would be justified in attacking Iran's nuclear facilities given that Iran has publicly threatened to annihilate Israel, according to a McLaughlin poll conducted on May 8-9. 71% say the U.S. will not be safe with a nuclear Iran and 79% say it is likely that Iran will provide nuclear weapons to terrorists to attack an American city, according to a poll conducted on May 8-9. 80% say it is likely that Iran will launch a missile attack on Israel, 77% say it is likely that Iran will use the threat of nuclear attack to provide a shield for Hizbullah and Hamas terrorists to attack Israel, and 82% say the U.S. should be concerned about the security of Israel. In a Rasmussin poll reported on May 7, forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans say that if Israel launches an attack against Iran, the United States should help Israel.

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