A Monmouth University Poll taken days before the final nuclear deal with Iran was announced today says nearly half of Americans support trying to reign in Iran’s nuclear capabilities but few think Iran would live up to an agreement.
“The poll found that nearly half (49%) of Americans feel that trying to work out a deal with Iran is a good idea, while 36% say it is a bad idea. Another 4% say it is both good and bad and 11% are unsure. Most Democrats (61%) say that talking with Iran on this issue is a good idea while most Republicans (55%) say it is a bad one. A plurality of independents (49%) feel the negotiations are a good idea,” the poll said in a news release.
“A majority of 55% say they would not trust Iran at all to abide by terms that would dismantle its nuclear program and allow independent inspections. Just 35% would trust Iran a little and only 5% would have a lot of trust in Iran to abide by the terms of any agreement.”
“The pact with Iran faces an uncertain future in Congress. A major sticking point with the American public is a sense that Tehran really can’t be trusted to keep its part of the bargain,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.
In Washington, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says we have to wait to see the whole agreement. “We have to look at the totality of the deal.” The senator says there is no guarantee to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon in the future.
The agreement runs more than 100 pages.
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