Amid the swift and sudden collapse of Afghanistan this week — and widespread coverage of the chaos that has engulfed the war-weary country as the Taliban seized control again — support for both the long-planned withdrawal of U.S. forces and for President Biden’s handling of foreign policy has declined significantly, […] Read more »
Americans are conflicted on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
A recent Ipsos poll for Reuters conducted on Monday, August 16, finds that 50% of all Americans support sending troops back into Afghanistan to fight the Taliban, and 73% support America evacuating Afghans who helped US forces, to the United States. However, 61% also support the United States completing its […] Read more »
Support for Afghanistan withdrawal plummets as Taliban seize control
Support for the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan dropped 20 percentage points from April to August as the Taliban takeover of the country accelerated, according to a Morning Consult/POLITICO poll. The poll, conducted from Aug. 13-16 among a sample of 1,999 registered voters, indicated that just 25 percent of American […] Read more »
Public Opinion on War and Terror: Manipulated or Manipulating?
Leaders, elites, and the media may put ideas on the shelf, but that doesn’t mean people will buy them. And when they do, it may often be best to conclude that the message has struck a responsive chord rather than that the public has been manipulated. As people sort through […] Read more »
Americans Split on Whether Afghanistan War Was a Mistake
As the U.S. military continues its drawdown of troops in Afghanistan, Americans are evenly divided in their views on whether it was a mistake for the U.S. to send troops into the country nearly 20 years ago. This is in contrast with most of the readings over the past two […] Read more »
Americans Favor a Two-State Solution More Than Israelis and Palestinians Do
A Gallup poll conducted in February of 2021, before the most recent round of conflict, found that 75 percent of Americans have a favorable overall view of Israel. Israel’s favorability rating with Americans has trended positively over the last 20 years, and has not dropped below 58 percent in any […] Read more »