Local Editor

A new poll conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows an overwhelming opposition to the idea of attacking Iran among American voters, with 70 percent saying they are opposed to the idea of a unilateral US attack on Iran.

The poll showed a declining number of Americans considering Iran's civilian nuclear program a "threat" to American interests.

This comes as solid majorities opposed US involvement in an Iran war authorized by the UN or in joining an Israeli attack on Iran.

Perhaps the biggest shift in sheer numbers was in ground attacks on training camps. In 2002 the poll showed an 82 percent majority wanting such attacks, while now that has shrunk to only 54 percent.

The shift reflects Americans' increasing desire to stay out of international adventures, coming just months before a US presidential election in which both candidates are taking hawkish positions.

Source: News agencies, Edited by moqawama.org