Poll: Americans Endorse Drone Strikes Against Americans
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll gives President Obama high marks in foreign policy:
Eighty-three percent of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of Obamaâ??s use of unmanned drones against terrorist suspects, 78 percent back the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and 70 percent favor keeping open the Guantanamo Bay detention center â?? the latter a reversal by Obama of his 2008 campaign position.
It also notes American comfort with targeting fellow citizens for death by drone:
Two-thirds in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates, also favor the use of unmanned drones specifically against American citizens in other countries who are terrorist suspects â?? potentially touchier legal territory.
Interesting to note that the poll specifically describes those targeted by drones as "suspects" - so there appears to be ample support for killing Americans even if their guilt is not firmly established.
