An Analysis of Under what Conditions Americans Support the Use of Military Force Abroad in Terrorist and Humanitarian Situations

This exploratory research presents the results of a March 2011 survey of a random sample of 217 adults on their attitudes towards the use of force as a foreign policy alternative. This research note examines the social characteristics of those people who are more or less likely to support intervening in hypothetical foreign conflicts in situations in which the United States’ national interests may or may not be at stake. The research reported...