Posted on 03/10/2009 6:25:06 PM PDT by Kaslin
Americans favor military action against Iran if sanctions and diplomacy fail to persuade the regime to cease efforts toward building nuclear weapons, according to a new IBD/TIPP poll.
President Obama has said he wants to engage Iran in dialogue.
In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV in late January, he said Tehran's past actions have been detrimental to Middle East peace, but said, "It is important for us to be willing to talk to Iran, to express very clearly where our differences are but where there are potential avenues for progress."
If talks or sanctions don't work, 52% of Americans say they think the U.S. should use military action vs. 37% who say it shouldn't.
Among Republicans, 65% favor military action while 23% oppose it. Democrats back it 48%-43%. Independents split 44%-45%.
"It would be a good idea if the mullahs in Iran were aware of (the poll)," said Richard Perle, a resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute and a former assistant secretary of defense. "They may be thinking that the opposition they saw to military action in Iraq would somehow protect them."
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That’s nice.
It is too late now.
No way Obama does anything.
that’s not true-he’s going to sit down and “rap” with Imadidmyjob.
Someone, stop those crazy Islamics from building a nuclear bomb that they will use first on Israel and then on America.
And the democrats would never know until the white light and mushroom cloud of death ushered Americans into the judgement seat.
If we invaded tomorrow that number would drop to 20%.
Most Americans are ignorant and the don't give a sh*t about anything but their cell phones and American idol.
Things have gotten despicable!
O will do nothing.
Zero is a coward and will do nothing.
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