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  • Jun, 2014

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    Approval of US drone strikes

    Q. The United States has a policy of targeting terrorists with remote controlled drone strikes in countries such as Afghanistan and Yemen. These attacks also sometimes kill and injure nearby civilians. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    Total approve

    35%

    30%

    48%

    19%

    33%

    Total disapprove

    45%

    50%

    33%

    63%

    51%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    7%

    16%

    4%

    15%

    Approve

    24%

    23%

    32%

    15%

    18%

    Disapprove

    28%

    32%

    25%

    24%

    26%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    18%

    8%

    39%

    25%

    Don’t know

    21%

    19%

    19%

    18%

    16%

    35% approve of the US policy of targeting terrorists with remote controlled drone strikes and 45% disapprove.

    A majority of Labor voters (50%), Greens voters (63%) and other voters (51%) disapprove while Liberal/National voters were more likely to approve (48% approve/33% disapprove).

    Men were more likely to approve (47% approve/39% disapprove) while women were more likely to disapprove (23% approve/51% disapprove).

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