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    [OC] Öffentliche Zustimmung der USA zu ausgewählten militärischen Konflikten in ihren ersten Wochen, 1965–2026


    [OC] Öffentliche Zustimmung der USA zu ausgewählten militärischen Konflikten in ihren ersten Wochen, 1965–2026

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    1. trueimage on

      Sources & Methodology

      Data sources:

      ∙ Vietnam War (Aug 1965): Gallup Poll — “In view of the developments since we entered the fighting in Vietnam, do you think the U.S. made a mistake sending troops to Vietnam?”
      ∙ Gulf War (Jan 1991): Gallup / CNN / USA Today Poll, January 16–17, 1991 — approval of military action to drive Iraq from Kuwait
      ∙ Afghanistan (Oct–Nov 2001): Gallup / CNN / USA Today Poll, November 2–4, 2001 — approval of U.S. military action in Afghanistan following 9/11
      ∙ Iraq War (Mar 2003): Gallup / CNN / USA Today Poll, March 22–25, 2003 — approval of the invasion of Iraq
      ∙ Iran Strikes (Feb–Mar 2026): Reuters/Ipsos Poll, February 28–March 1, 2026; additional data from Operation Epic Fury polling, first week results

      Tool used: Nano Banana Pro (AI infographic generator)

      Notes on methodology: All figures reflect polling conducted within the first 2–3 weeks of each conflict’s commencement. “Unsure/No Opinion” figures represent residual respondents not captured in approve/disapprove figures. Vietnam polling reflects the earliest available representative Gallup data point. Iran figures are averaged across two polls conducted in the first week.

    3. suvlub on

      Travesty that a „democracy“ can engage in a war that’s opposed by more people than supported. Should not be possible. It’s not the „demos“ doing the „cratia“, apparently

    6. 5hadow on

      And they were all disasters with no actual benefit to anyone other than weapons manufacturers. Maybe only Iraq has seen some benefits to their people, but not by that much.

    8. thesixfingerman on

      I wonder how long it’s going to be before MAGA starts telling us that they’ve always been against the war.

    11. slouchingtoepiphany on

      It’s interesting. The military began its policy of „embedding“ journalists (controlling their ability to cover combat zones around the time of their „activities“ in Grenada and Panama and it’s been in place ever since. Vietnam was the last conflict during which they didn’t control the flow of news. In 2014, Chelsea Manning wrote an opinion piece in the NYT about the ethics of this policy. A free link to this piece is below.

      [NYT article (free link)](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/opinion/sunday/chelsea-manning-the-us-militarys-campaign-against-media-freedom.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UVA.OW40.mn16AN0nJu_-&smid=url-share)

    12. JarryBohnson on

      “Americans easy to dupe into forever war if you just bother to try” 

    13. DerbleDoo on

      I’m just happy that each graph adds up to 100%, I lowkey hate it when they don’t

    14. NoDoze- on

      Uhmmm…not sure what the ranking means, its not in chronological order. What’s the point…? Where is the data from? Oh, CNN and USA Today LOL That explains that part.

    16. COHERENCE_CROQUETTE on

      What’s the fucking value of AI illustrations here? C’mon! Please avoid using chatgpt for one fucking thing!!

    17. CaffinatedManatee on

      Seems like a pretty convincing confirmation that a government of the people and by the people has been betrayed by its leaders.

      Not only do the people not want this in the first place, they’re now going to be stuck dealing with the consequences of it for years if not decades.

      Impeach, remove, convict

    18. Alwayssunnyinarizona on

      In previous excursions, the public had the benefit of an explanation (no matter how incredible – communist expansion, WMDs, etc). Here we had nothing but a known liar who sucker punched a honey badger expecting to just walk away.

    20. Hannibal_Barca_ on

      The anti trump crowd dislikes it because trump, the pro trump crowd dislikes it because they dislike intervention… and here I am being supportive because I am taking into consideration the terrible regime being toppled and the Iranian people.

    21. sxyvirgo on

      Because Trump doesn’t care if ANYONE agrees with him – he’s not about to wait to educate or build any consensus.

    22. maxwellcawfeehaus on

      So the gulf war was the only one that wasn’t an unmitigated disaster, and most progressives were against the others from the start. Will progressives ever get credit for being “right about Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan?” Doubt it

    23. rnilf on

      That post 9-11 patriotism was crazy.

      I distinctly remember even my parents, Chinese immigrants who normally couldn’t give less of a shit about being American patriots, buying a tiny American flag to put on our front door.

    24. Headbanger on

      I like how the early stage of Vietnam war is shown. It’s like OP has an agenda.

    25. hell0w0rld08 on

      The 36% should be drafted and be sent to Iran to further support the war

    26. reececonrad on

      Gotta wait for that false flag attack on US soil to ramp up support. Check back in a few weeks

    28. Nasgate on

      Makes you wonder if the Iran conflict is uniquely awful or if the American people are finally learning that War is always awful for everyone.

    30. PM_me_dem_titays on

      Could someone explain why I can’t click on the image to zoom in? It seems like certain sensitive images have their functionality stripped away

    31. Iliyan61 on

      so saudi got renamed iraq and iraq got renamed “liberate kuwait”?

      the irony of a sub called data is beautiful having AI slop

    32. Luck88 on

      I think calling it Iran Strikes softens the blow than calling it Iran War like the others.

    35. NickRomancer on

      I wish I could see the final public opinion ( last few weeks) of selected military conflicts.

    36. Uvtha- on

      I guess the lesson here is you gotta make a show and raise a ruckus before you start your boondogle. You can’t just dry dick a war.

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