Polls shows the US is divided on the Iran War but united on its goals 

Two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, Americans are divided on the military operation itself, yet far more united about the threat Iran poses and the goals of the war. That is the central finding from new polling conducted by our firm, Schoen Cooperman Research on behalf of the Israel on Campus Coalition.  

In a survey of more than 800 American adults, there is a clear divide on the campaign against Iran: 44 percent support the U.S.-Israeli military operation while 41 percent oppose. Predictably, this largely broke upon partisan lines. Whereas Republicans were overwhelmingly supportive (82 percent), just one-third (32 percent) of independents and 17 percent of Democrats said the same. 

At the same time, Americans broadly recognize the threat Iran poses and support the war’s goals. Indeed, two-thirds (66 percent) of Americans believe Iran poses a serious threat to the United States’ national security, almost three times the 22 percent who say Iran does not. 

Even more tellingly, while divided over the military operation itself, we found that strong majorities of Americans back the campaign’s underlying objectives: 78 percent support stopping Iran from funding terrorist groups, 72 percent support ending its nuclear program, and 59 percent support regime change.  

Taken together, these numbers tell a more nuanced story than what the majority of mainstream media is painting. Simply put, Americans appear uneasy about the conflict even as they agree with its purpose. 

This tension is especially important for the Trump administration, which has struggled to clearly explain the rationale for........

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