Posted on 10/02/2014 1:03:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
After many months in a popularity trough, President Obama appears to be getting a little bump in the polls as a result of Americans strong support for U.S. airstrikes against ISIS jihadist forces in Iraq and Syria.
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that 50 percent of Americans approve of his handling of the military campaign against ISIS, compared with 44 percent who say they disapprove. That represents an eight-point improvement over the response back in August -- when just 42 percent said they approved of the president’s handling of the situation -- although that question only mentioned the bombing in northern Iraq and not the expanded warfare in Syria.
Some political analysts predicted that Obama would see his numbers rise a little after he announced Sept. 10 that the United States would step up its military air war against Islamic State fighters “wherever they exist.” While many have reservations or questions about the details of Obama’s joint operations with European and Middle Eastern allies, the American air campaign is highly popular with many Americans and lawmakers.
Seven in 10 Americans say they support the action, according to the new poll, which is up from 65 percent in early September. However, Obama’s decision to send in nearly 2,000 U.S. forces to train Iraqi government troops and coordinate airstrikes against Islamic State fighters is less popular. Still, 53 percent of Americans say they support that decision.
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I guess the good news is they’ll be bombed into the Stone Age, as he has a deep hole to climb out of.
Is it because Americans, like many others like strong leadership? But, unlike others, are easily fooled that they have it? /S
The poll was no doubt pre Obola.....
Yes, the stupidity of Americans knows no bounds.
It is as limitless as space.
Yup, they are botching the heck out of that..
Seems like “Idiocracy” becomes less fictional by the day.
Not sure why approval goes up when he is taking out $18k trucks with million dollar bombs.
Probably because it’s the first thing he’s done right in the 6 years he’s been in office.
...Nobody knew that he was capable of doing something that makes sense
Polling meaningless people without minds produces meaningless results.....
Yep. Sure is.
Definitely.
So what do Americans have against Iraqi and Syrian night security guards and janitors anyway?
LOL!
The question is whether you approve of bombing terrorists. Not Do you love Obama now that the military is bombing ISIS.
Like that is going to somehow erase all of the mess over here.
It worked for Clinton with Baby Milk Factories, I suppose that it will work for Obama as well.
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You said....
“LOL!
The question is whether you approve of bombing terrorists. Not Do you love Obama now that the military is bombing ISIS.
Like that is going to somehow erase all of the mess over here.”
Right.
The headline is misleading
and then to the gates of hell
well 47% or so voted for the POSOTUS twice so all this does is confirm half the voters in this country are idiots.
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