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The latest Pew Research Center survey regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine reveals, “By a roughly two-to-one margin (56% vs. 29%), the public says it is more important for the U.S. to not get involved in the situation with Russia and Ukraine than to take a firm stand against Russian actions.”
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Though majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents disapprove of the Obama administration’s handling of the situation, majorities in each group also want the United States “not to get too involved” in the current conflict, including 50 percent of Republicans, 55 percent of Democrats and 62 percent of independents.
It is noteworthy that independents are the group most averse to American intervention in the Ukraine. In January, Gallup reported that a record high of 42 percent of voters now identify as independents, something that could have a significant impact on the 2014 and 2016 elections.
Americans’ reluctance to get involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict reflects consistent war weariness in recent years, where majorities have opposed US involvement in Syria and Libya despite by Obama administration’s support of these interventions.
A majority of Americans also now say the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were mistakes.
