It’s hard to actually find up-to-date polling (big surprise)
yeah im not really surprised lol.
but only 42 percent of the US public would favor using US troops to defend Israel if it were attached by Iran (56% oppose). While a slim majority of Republicans would favor US forces defending Israel in this scenario (53%), only four in 10 Independents (42%) and third of Democrats (34%) agree.
for one thing, this is iran directly, the US unilaterally does not like sending troops into overseas wars, this has been a thing since the vietnam war. The korean war was more admirable as it was a more supported war, since they were an existing territory. Things like taiwan and hong kong which want independence are also more popular as well. But even then sending troops would still be relatively unpopular. And when it does happen it’s mostly border control reasons, not for actual combat. Similar to the US troops stationed in poland in the early ukraine war days.
Yet, we’re already putting carriers with US troops in region to threaten Iran in case they retaliate. This suggests, to me, that popular support comes second.
this is also not the same as putting troops into war, we do this with basically every potential military conflict, it’s strategic power projection if needed. They’re not pulling up carriers to the beach and sending soldiers in, though they might send a few planes over, the likelihood of either iran or palestine taking them down is, low. They might also send over a few missiles, who knows. But a direct troop defense is extremely unlikely. And it’s certainly even more unlikely that a draft would happen.
“The one instance presented to Americans where a majority (54%) would still favor using US troops is in a peacekeeping scenario if Israel and the Palestinians reached a peace agreement. Democrats (62%) are most willing of all the partisans to use US troops in a peacekeeping manner, consistent with previous polling. About half of Independents (51%) and Republicans (48%) agree.”
this is also a fairly interesting stat here. So there is some level of popularity here.
These recent offenses are certainly more egregious than any violation that has come before, though. US policy on Israel is destroying international legitimacy of the US and its so-called “rules based international order” - and it’s worth it to the US because Israel is more important than what any other country has to say.
i mean idk, the iraq war was pretty bad, we had the whole WMD thing as well. Again the vietnam war, those people literally considered us war criminals, rather than POW, but that might very well be bias on their part. We literally only joined ww2 when japan had decided to attack us. The US has historically had a policy of self preservation, as do most states. We’re still the primary capital and defense force of the world, our navy is one of the strongest, if not the strongest in the world.
It might be true that this stuff negatively influences america, but i don’t really think it matters on the grand scheme of things. This is certainly more admirable than a lot of stuff that russia does, and most certainly a lot of things that go on in china.
this is also a fairly interesting stat here. So there is some level of popularity here.
That’s popularity for US troops enforcing a peace agreement, not attacking Israel’s enemies in the region. Quite the difference!
The US has historically had a policy of self preservation, as do most states.
Yes, and support for Israel is about self-preservation. That’s why I called it the 51st state! Israel is incredibly important for power projection into the Middle East and North Africa, for controlling the movement of migrants out of Africa into Asia, for controlling a huge portion of the worlds oil and gas supplies, for controlling trade through the Red Sea and that region of the Mediterranean, and as a live-testing laboratory for border controls and prisons and policing and public surveillance systems. Protecting Israel is a matter of self preservation, and that matters more than the existence or lack-thereof of popular support. Israel matters more than whatever voters have to say.
It might be true that this stuff negatively influences america, but i don’t really think it matters on the grand scheme of things. This is certainly more admirable than a lot of stuff that russia does, and most certainly a lot of things that go on in china.
It’s not just that it negatively impacts the US, but rather, it has revealed that the so-called “rules based international order” doesn’t actually exist. That has impacts on countries domestically, as voters think long and hard about whether they can trust the US, whether they really should sacrifice so much to oppose countries sanctioned by the US, and it even calls into question whether they should even follow international law at all. That’s bad for the US because it relies on this international order for stability and legitimacy.
This is especially important with the decline of the US dollar hegemony and the rise of the BRICS as a parallel world economy. Suddenly there’s options for countries like Iran or groups like the Taliban, whereas before they were totally locked out. One of the best control mechanisms for enforcing the “rules based order” is collapsing, and it’s happening at the same time as the legitimacy of that “rules based order” is collapsing. These things will feed back into each other, I won’t be surprised if we see other countries in the Middle East or North Africa change their alignments completely towards China and restart relations with Iran.
yeah im not really surprised lol.
for one thing, this is iran directly, the US unilaterally does not like sending troops into overseas wars, this has been a thing since the vietnam war. The korean war was more admirable as it was a more supported war, since they were an existing territory. Things like taiwan and hong kong which want independence are also more popular as well. But even then sending troops would still be relatively unpopular. And when it does happen it’s mostly border control reasons, not for actual combat. Similar to the US troops stationed in poland in the early ukraine war days.
this is also not the same as putting troops into war, we do this with basically every potential military conflict, it’s strategic power projection if needed. They’re not pulling up carriers to the beach and sending soldiers in, though they might send a few planes over, the likelihood of either iran or palestine taking them down is, low. They might also send over a few missiles, who knows. But a direct troop defense is extremely unlikely. And it’s certainly even more unlikely that a draft would happen.
“The one instance presented to Americans where a majority (54%) would still favor using US troops is in a peacekeeping scenario if Israel and the Palestinians reached a peace agreement. Democrats (62%) are most willing of all the partisans to use US troops in a peacekeeping manner, consistent with previous polling. About half of Independents (51%) and Republicans (48%) agree.”
this is also a fairly interesting stat here. So there is some level of popularity here.
i mean idk, the iraq war was pretty bad, we had the whole WMD thing as well. Again the vietnam war, those people literally considered us war criminals, rather than POW, but that might very well be bias on their part. We literally only joined ww2 when japan had decided to attack us. The US has historically had a policy of self preservation, as do most states. We’re still the primary capital and defense force of the world, our navy is one of the strongest, if not the strongest in the world.
It might be true that this stuff negatively influences america, but i don’t really think it matters on the grand scheme of things. This is certainly more admirable than a lot of stuff that russia does, and most certainly a lot of things that go on in china.
That’s popularity for US troops enforcing a peace agreement, not attacking Israel’s enemies in the region. Quite the difference!
Yes, and support for Israel is about self-preservation. That’s why I called it the 51st state! Israel is incredibly important for power projection into the Middle East and North Africa, for controlling the movement of migrants out of Africa into Asia, for controlling a huge portion of the worlds oil and gas supplies, for controlling trade through the Red Sea and that region of the Mediterranean, and as a live-testing laboratory for border controls and prisons and policing and public surveillance systems. Protecting Israel is a matter of self preservation, and that matters more than the existence or lack-thereof of popular support. Israel matters more than whatever voters have to say.
It’s not just that it negatively impacts the US, but rather, it has revealed that the so-called “rules based international order” doesn’t actually exist. That has impacts on countries domestically, as voters think long and hard about whether they can trust the US, whether they really should sacrifice so much to oppose countries sanctioned by the US, and it even calls into question whether they should even follow international law at all. That’s bad for the US because it relies on this international order for stability and legitimacy.
This is especially important with the decline of the US dollar hegemony and the rise of the BRICS as a parallel world economy. Suddenly there’s options for countries like Iran or groups like the Taliban, whereas before they were totally locked out. One of the best control mechanisms for enforcing the “rules based order” is collapsing, and it’s happening at the same time as the legitimacy of that “rules based order” is collapsing. These things will feed back into each other, I won’t be surprised if we see other countries in the Middle East or North Africa change their alignments completely towards China and restart relations with Iran.