According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, only 29% of Americans support the elimination of drug suspects by the US military without trial. 51% of respondents oppose such actions, while the rest are undecided.
Only 29% of Americans support the use of US military to eliminate suspected drug traffickers without trial. This is evidenced by the results of a Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted against the backdrop of Washington's expanded military presence near Latin America, writes UNN.
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The six-day poll indicated that 51% of respondents oppose such actions, while the rest are undecided. The data also showed a split among Republicans: 58% of party supporters back extrajudicial strikes, while 27% oppose them. Among Democrats, three-quarters of those surveyed reject the practice, and only about 10% approve of it.
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