Americans Don't Support Trump's Iran Distraction

 

"...You can't fool all of the people all of the time."  

 From G. Elliott Morris:

A YouGov snap poll fielded Saturday — the day of the strikes — found 34% of Americans approve of the U.S. attacks on Iran, with 44% disapproving and 22% unsure. The partisan breakdown reflects strong polarization in opinion: Republicans approve 69–12, Democrats disapprove 70–10, and independents lean heavily against — 52% disapprove, 20% approve.

This level of support for a foreign war is incredibly low. In comparison, a Gallup poll in November 2001 found 92% of Americans approved of military action in Afghanistan. And a Pew poll in late March 2003 found 71% supported the decision to use force in Iraq. The YouGov snap poll from Saturday puts approval of the Iran strikes at 34%.

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Milquetoast consultant-generated statements by Democratic "leaders" are, as usual, well behind opinion in the Democratic Party as well as in the country as a whole.  No wonder the MF feels he can run roughshod over them.  They can't be the ones in charge if the Democrats win the mid-terms.

In the meantime, opposition to the strikes is likely to increase if this scenario comes to pass:

Oil markets are bracing for a possible supply shock after U.S. strikes on Iran over the weekend reignited fears that flows through the Strait of Hormuz could be disrupted.

While analysts expect an immediate “knee-jerk” reaction to oil prices when trading resumes in New York on Sunday evening, the bigger question is whether tensions could escalate into a sustained interruption of Gulf exports. 

“At this point, it seems we are looking at a full-scale military conflict between the U.S. and Iran, which would be unprecedented and the trajectory impossible to assess,” said Vandana Hari, CEO of energy research firm Vanda Insights.

“If it carries on for days with Iran and its proxies retaliating to the fullest extent, we are looking at the worst-case scenarios for oil, including a major disruption of oil flows through the Middle East,” Hari told CNBC. This is unless the U.S. is able to pre-emptively disarm the Iranian navy and military, as well as ensure tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continues to flow normally... (our emphasis)

Hundreds of tankers are already dropping anchor rather than enter the Persian Gulf.  The cost of the MF's diversionary war will be hitting Americans' wallets sooner rather than later.  Then the MF's voyage to the bottom of the polls may really accelerate (we can only hope).