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"Yes, I wish this had been the case in 2002, and in 1964, for all that, but, finally, thank God, a president has launched a unilateral war of choice and his popularity has not risen. In fact, it’s tanking as thoroughly as the rest of his numbers have."
~ Charles Pierce
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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a65177514/trump-polling-numbers-iran-israel-war/
"If this is the end of presidents making war in places because their policies are unpopular at home, if this emboldens a timid Congress to take back at least some of its war powers back, then it may be best development of all to come out of this Iran mess."
As the latest Gallup polling data show, Trump's approval rating is right now at its lowest ever during his second term: 40% approval to 57% disapproval.
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https://news.gallup.com/interactives/507569/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx
Noting that Trump's bombing spectacle was a spectacular failure and his approval rating is tanking, Paul Krugman says,
"In 2002 and 2003 I was one of the few people writing for a major media organization willing to say that we were being lied into war in Iraq, which was obvious to anyone willing to face the facts. Management was not happy, but to their credit allowed me to keep writing."
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