Another poll shows that a majority of Americans favor the Iraq Study Group approach and believe the Administration’s international strategy has “diminished US security,” reports World Public Opinion.org. Developed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, the poll shows that more Americans believe the fear of US military force leads other countries to seek weapons of mass destruction. Survey respondents overwhelmingly place strategies of pre-emptive strike and regime change into the “bad” ideas category.
The House of Representatives voted Nov. 12 to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, setting the stage for tens of thousands of defense civilians to return to work and guaranteeing troops will be paid in a few days’ time.
