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.
Three of four congressional committees with influence over defense policy have voted to change the official name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War—but final approval of the Pentagon rebrand is months away and not yet assured.