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Americans by a small margin support President Trump\u2019s decision to take out Iran\u2019s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in a drone strike, but a majority believe the attack makes further conflict between Washington and Tehran likely, a poll released Monday found.<\/p>\n
Forty-three percent approved of the strike on the Quds Force leader, while 38 percent disapproved, and another 19 percent were unsure, a HuffPost\/YouGov survey conducted over the weekend showed.<\/p>\n
But 57 percent of those surveyed said the killing of Soleimani makes it more likely than before that the US and Iran will be involved in a military conflict, 8 percent said the action would serve as a deterrent to Tehran, and the remainder said it wouldn\u2019t have any effect either way.<\/p>\n
Republicans overwhelmingly \u2014 84 percent \u2014 back Trump\u2019s ordering the airstrike, as do 14 percent of Democrats.<\/p>\n
Eight percent of Republicans and 71 percent of Democrats disapprove.<\/p>\n
Asked if he should have asked Congress for authorization before carrying out the killing of Soleimani last Thursday, 44 percent of Americans said he should have, 34 percent said no and 22 percent were not sure.<\/p>\n
Among Republicans, 63 percent agreed that he should not have gotten approval, while 74 percent of Democrats believe he should have.<\/p>\n
The poll was conducted between Jan. 3 and 5 and surveyed 1,000 American citizens.<\/p>\n
It has a plus\/minus 3.4 percentage-point margin of error.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n