Posted on 04/22/2006 8:06:31 PM PDT by freedom44
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NEW YORK — Most Americans agree with the U.S. position of trying diplomacy first with Iran, but want to keep military options open. In addition, a clear majority thinks having war plans for Iran already prepared is the right thing to do, according to the latest FOX News Poll.
By a 62 percent to 27 percent margin, Americans say they agree with the U.S. position for handling the nuclear weapons situation with Iran — try to find diplomatic solutions, but keep military action as an option. A large majority of Republicans (75 percent) agree with this position, as do a slim majority of Democrats (52 percent).
The poll finds disagreement with those who say the United States lacks the military strength to take action against Iran while it has so many troops committed in Iraq. If military action were to become necessary, more than half of Americans (56 percent) think the U.S. military currently has the strength to defeat Iran. About a third (34 percent) disagrees.
Groups traditionally more hawkish, such as men and Republicans, are more likely to think the U.S. military has the strength to defeat Iran. Among Republicans, 66 percent agree, compared to 49 percent of Democrats. Similarly, 64 percent of men think the military could defeat Iran, but that drops to 49 percent among women.
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Any opinion on this alleged poll?
Yes...It's ridiculous....The US already has war plans developed against all potential advesaries at all times!
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This is what America used to call a direct threat from a foreign power at the highest levels of government. What course of action will be forth coming on our part?
Exaclty! This is amazing to me. I believe the US military has the strength to kick anyone's @$$ at anytime and anywhere, and if we'd get the pantywaist Dems out of the way we would not only be the part we would also look the part. Like President Reagan said: "Peace through strength."
"Yes...It's ridiculous....The US already has war plans developed against all potential advesaries at all times!"
Does that include the UN?
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Byeeeeeeeeeeeee..
We should have turned Iran into a parking lot the moment they seized our embassy on 11/04/'79 (does anyone remember that?). But no, Jummuh (and the international Left) went to all that trouble to install the new regime, so we had to allow them to humiliate us for 444 days.
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