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FOX News Poll: 61% Say Use Force To Stop Iran
2009-10-03
Most Americans say they are worried about Iran developing a nuclear weapons program, and think President Obama should be tougher on the rogue nation. In addition, a clear majority supports the use of force to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
They're all racists, of course ...
According to a new FOX News poll released Thursday, a sizable 69 percent majority of Americans thinks President Obama has not been tough enough on Iran. That includes over half of Democrats (55 percent), two-thirds of independents (67 percent) and almost all Republicans (88 percent). Some 16 percent of Americans think the president's actions have been "about right" and hardly any -- 6 percent -- say he has been "too tough" on Iran.

By a two-to-one margin the public thinks the U.S. will eventually need to use military force to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons -- 59 percent think so, while 29 percent think Iran can be stopped without the use of force.

Furthermore, 61 percent of Americans support the U.S. taking military action to stop Iran, including majorities of Democrats (53 percent), Republicans (73 percent) and independents (55 percent). Some 28 percent of Americans oppose military action against Iran.

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll of 900 registered voters for FOX News from September 29 to September 30. The poll has a 3-point error margin.
Posted by:Steve White

#7  Iran declared war on us nearly 40 years ago. The sooner we acknowledge that, the better.

But don't hold your breath waiting for Bambi to acknowledge anything that's not All About The Won.™
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-10-03 23:55  

#6  We are going to war with Iran. The only question is when.
Posted by: Maggie Ebbuter2991   2009-10-03 23:16  

#5  "Third time's the charm" or "Three strikes you're out"?
Posted by: Imbecilex9   2009-10-03 21:51  

#4  President Obama will pay no attention to this except for token gestures to appease the sentiment. After all, similar percentages were for invading Afghanistan and Iraq at the beginning, and look what the Progressives and their media have managed to do with that sentiment.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-10-03 19:09  

#3  Nice to know I'm not the only one. People should know that Iran will strike back and that there will be danger for our military and for all of Iran's neighbors. Israelis should know that Hezbollah and Hamas would rain missiles on Israel. Persian Gulf oil traffic would almost certainly be curtailed for an unpredictable amount of time. Nobody wants that. Then there are the Russians and the Chinese to consider. Most likely there are other considerations of which I am not aware. But I still think the overriding consideration is the danger of nukes in the hands of Mad Mullahs.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2009-10-03 12:57  

#2  They're all racists, of course

and "neo-conservatives".
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-10-03 09:53  

#1  Obama's probably thinking "Ahh, but they didn't say when they wanted to use it!"
Posted by: gorb   2009-10-03 01:22  

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