More than two thirds of Americans say the United States is less safe following the assassination of top Iran general Qassem Soleimani, according to a new nationwide poll from Ipsos for USA Today. There is an overwhelming belief that the attack made it more likely Iran would strike U.S. interests in the Middle East, with 69 percent of people agreeing. Sixty-three percent of respondents said the strike made it more likely there would be terrorist attacks on the American homeland, and 62 percent said that the U.S. and Iran would go to war with each other. Fifty-two percent of the people surveyed said Trump’s decision to kill Soleimani was “reckless,” compared to just 34 percent of people said it wasn’t. A double-digit majority said Congress should be able to limit Trump's ability to order military strikes or declare war without first getting approval. Few findings will be welcomed by Trump, but a 53 percent majority did agree that that the killing of Soleimani “shows Iran that the U.S. won't be pushed around.”
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