JAKARTA - The majority of Americans reject the use of military force against Iran. The latest survey shows that 61 percent of Americans consider war against Iran a mistake.
According to a report by China Daily, quoted on Saturday, May 2, the findings came from a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll published on Friday.
The survey showed less than 2 in 10 Americans judged their country's military action in Iran to have succeeded. About 4 in 10 respondents said the move was unsuccessful. The same number judged it to be "too early to conclude".
The Washington Post said the war in Iran is now "as unpopular" in the eyes of Americans as the Iraq War at the height of the violence in 2006 and the Vietnam War in the early 1970s.
However, public rejection is not even. Among Republicans, support for the war is still high. As many as 79 percent of Republican respondents consider the use of military force against Iran to be the right decision.
The survey also showed that US residents see a big risk from the war. As many as 61 percent of respondents assessed that US military action would increase the risk of terrorism against American citizens.
As many as 60 percent of respondents believe the war could increase the chances of the US economy entering a recession. Meanwhile, 56 percent assessed that US actions risked weakening Washington's relations with its allies.
The survey noted that the majority of Americans see military action against Iran as carrying risks, ranging from terrorism, recession, to weakening relations with allies.
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