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(94,450 posts) Sun Apr 19, 2026, 10:13 AM Sunday

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Julie Tsirkin @news_jul 1h
NEW @NBCNews Decision Desk poll:

67% of Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of the war with Iran

April 8, 2026
Iran war (already) had least public support of all wars

Data aggregation and visualization group Voronoi compiled data from Gallup, National Opinion Research Center and Princeton Survey Research Associates which found the war in Iran had the least public support of all wars in American history.

Here are the wars and conflicts which had the least favorable public support, according to Voronoi, which did not include the Vietnam War.

Iran War: 41%
Libya intervention (2011): 47%
Grenada (1983): 53%
Kosovo (1999): 58%
Korean War (195): 75%
Iraq War (2003): 76%
Panama (1989): 80%
Persian Gulf War (1991): 82%
Afghanistan War (2001): 92%
World War II: 97%

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/04/08/iran-war-least-supported-u-s-conflict-how-it-ranks-in-polls-today/89516124007/

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This is some deep doogie [View all] bigtree Sunday OP

The RW noise machine will have to work twice as hard BootinUp Sunday #1

you can see that effort is just compounding opposition to Trump and republicans bigtree Sunday #2

I appreciate the point... hlthe2b Sunday #3

support started high with over 80% support noted by historians, but steadily declined as casualties mounted bigtree Sunday #5

Support for Vietnam eroded immediately after they started polling people under 30 FakeNoose Sunday #7

there were the protests which took off in '67 bigtree Sunday #11

33% of Americans are dumber than dirt. dem4decades Sunday #4

Yup. Always the same percentage of morons supporting Republicans no matter travelingthrulife Sunday #6

... and that's the kindest thing you could assume about them William Seger Sunday #10

We only get to eat what we are fed. I question what is in the food at times. twodogsbarking Sunday #8

I am in favor of peace. It doesn't show on the chart. twodogsbarking Sunday #9