Most Americans now believe ISIS poses at least a somewhat serious threat to the United States and Americans are growing slightly more hawkish on the U.S. strategy to combat the militant group, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Monday. CONT. Jeremy Diamond, CNN Read more »
More Americans Back U.S. Ground Troops in ISIS Fight
More Americans now say that they believe U.S. military action against ISIS should include American combat troops on the ground, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
Broad Backing for Air Strikes on ISIS; Less for U.S. Forces as Advisers in Iraq
Seven in 10 Americans support air strikes against Islamic State insurgents in Syria, but far fewer back sending U.S. forces to Iraq as advisers – evidence in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll of the political risks of returning U.S. soldiers to that volatile region. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
72% Believe U.S. Will Use American Combat Troops Against ISIS
More than seven in 10 Americans say the United States will end up using its own combat troops against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria, despite President Barack Obama’s assertion that U.S. combat troops won’t be on the ground there. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Slightly Fewer Back ISIS Military Action vs. Past Actions
Americans’ 60% approval for U.S. military action against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, commonly known as ISIS, is slightly below their average 68% approval for 10 other U.S. military operations Gallup has asked about using this question format. Americans have been a bit less supportive of recent military actions […] Read more »
Why most Americans fear ISIS
Americans across the political spectrum are supporting Obama’s military campaign against ISIS. Brooke talks with Marc Lynch, director of the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University, about this striking unanimity in public opinion, and what’s responsible for it. On The Media Read more »