Americans on Iran strikes: 'What if this turns into a forever war?'
Six US voters tell the BBC how they feel about the major US military intervention in Iran.
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Americans on Iran strikes: 'What if this turns into a forever war?' 57 minutes ago Share Save Share Save It has been nearly two weeks since Americans woke to the news that the US had carried out strikes against Iran. Donald Trump has said "we're achieving major strides", but the US president and his administration have offered conflicting statements about what they hope to ultimately achieve. The operation is a significant turn for a president who campaigned on ending US military involvement abroad. So far, polling suggests support for the war falls largely along party lines, but even some Republican voters tell the BBC their feelings are complicated. Here, six American voters share their reaction to the war. Nelson Westrick, 50, Michigan A Trump supporter, he says he doesn't see the intervention as fitting the president's "America First" promise. I'm not interested in this war. I didn't want this war. Most of my friends are all good Trump guys like I am, and they're not in tune with this either. One of the big things in his first term was not starting any wars, and that was a big thing for me. The biggest concern is the death of American soldiers, for what? And things are about to go to hell with gas prices, diesel prices, oil. was about to have a roaring economy, with no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime...Inflation was going down, and I think that's all going to go in the tank, if this keeps going. Misty Dennis, 50, California This Republican thinks increased gas prices are a small price to pay for the freedom of millions of Iranians. I don't like war, but finally someone's doing something to stop terrorism - that's commendable. There's finally a president here ready to do something that others haven't. We live in a country where we have freedom to speak out. Thousands of people were killed in Iran when they were trying to have their own protests. I think people are forgetting what has happened in Iran in the last 30 years. We're forgetting some of the human ri...
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