{"id":43730,"date":"2017-09-16T06:38:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T06:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=43730"},"modified":"2017-09-16T06:38:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T06:38:10","slug":"u-s-majority-backs-military-action-vs-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/u-s-majority-backs-military-action-vs-north-korea.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. majority backs military action vs. North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. majority backs military action vs. North Korea<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

U.S. majority backs military action vs. North Korea:- A majority of Americans support military action against North Korea if economic and diplomatic efforts fail, according to a Gallup poll released on Friday amid rising tension over Pyongyang\u2019s nuclear weapons program and recent missile launches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey of 1,022 U.S. adults last week found that 58 percent said they would favor military action against North Korea if the United States cannot accomplish its goals by more peaceful means first.<\/span><\/p>\n

Such support, however, was largely split along political party lines. Among Republicans, 82 percent would back military action compared with 37 percent among Democrats. Among political independents, 56 backed such action.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHalf still think the situation can be resolved with sanctions and diplomacy,\u201d and the majority of Americans doubt any U.S. military attack is imminent in the next six months, Gallup said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The poll findings came as North Korea fired another missile that flew over Japan earlier Friday, according to South Korean and Japanese officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA majority of Americans appear ready to support military action against that country, at least as a last resort,\u201d Gallup wrote in its report. But, it added \u201cAmericans still think North Korea is bluffing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The findings were a shift from 2003, when it last asked about U.S. support for military action against Pyongyang and 47 percent said they backed it, according to Gallup. Most of the shift was seen among Republicans and independents, it added.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA sharp increase in support among Republicans – possibly mirroring President Donald Trump\u2019s promise to respond with \u201dfire and fury\u201c to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s threats – explains much of this,\u201d Gallup said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In August, Trump warned North Korea it would face \u201cfire and fury\u201d if it threatened the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey, conducted by telephone interviews between Sept. 6 and Sept. 10, has a sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-northkorea-missiles-usa-poll\/u-s-majority-backs-military-action-vs-north-korea-gallup-poll-idUSKCN1BQ1LP<\/span><\/p>\n

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