A 61% majority of Americans say that it was a mistake for the US to use military force against Iran, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll released today.

As the Post notes, that’s on par with the 59% who called the Iraq war a mistake in a May 2006 Post/ABC poll. A Gallup poll from 1971 noted that roughly six in 10 Americans said the same thing about the Vietnam war, News.Az reports, citing CNN.

Roughly nine in 10 Democrats currently call the military action against Iran a mistake, as do 71% of independents and 19% of Republicans.

There are mixed opinions on America’s next steps, with 48% of the public saying the US should make a peace deal with Iran even if it results in a worse deal for the US, and 46% saying that the US should push Iran for a better deal, even if that means resuming military action.

On the economy: The survey also finds that 23%, roughly one-quarter of Americans, say they’re falling behind financially — up from 17% in February. Another 52% say they have just enough to maintain their standard of living, with 24% saying that they’re getting ahead.

On the impact of high gas prices: The poll showed 44% saying they’ve cut back on driving, 42% say they’ve cut household expenses and 34% say they’ve changed travel or vacation plans. Half of Americans say they expect gas prices to get worse over the next year, while only 21% say they expect them to get better.

The Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll surveyed 2,560 US adults on April 24-28, using a nationally representative panel. Results among the full sample have a margin of sampling error of +/- 2 percentage points.

News.Az 

By Faig Mahmudov