How Do We Perceive Our Military Interventions?
by Christian Stellakis on Sep 23, 2014 | Views: 172 | Score: 0
Approval Rating For US Military Actions After They Began | |
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Afghanistan (2001) | 90 |
Iraq (1993) | 83 |
Persian Gulf (1991) | 79 |
Iraq (2003) | 76 |
Libya (1986) | 71 |
Afghanistan , Sudan (1998) | 66 |
Somalia (1993) | 65 |
Iraq , Syria (2014) | 60 |
Grenada (1983) | 53 |
Kosovo (1999) | 51 |
Libya (2011) | 47 |
%
Sources:
gallup.com
President Obama recently announced that the US military will engage ISIS in Iraq and Syria. While public support for the military intervention hovers around sixty percent, approval is actually slightly below average when compared to previous military actions.