Most Americans believe Russia targeted U.S. soldiers, want sanctions in response, Reuters/Ipsos poll

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe that Russia paid the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan last year amid negotiations to end the war, and more than half want to respond with new economic sanctions against Moscow, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

The national opinion poll conducted on Monday and Tuesday shows that the American public remains deeply suspicious of Russia four years after it tried to tip the U.S. presidential election in Donald Trump's favor, and most Americans are unhappy with how the president has handled relations with the country.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll follows a series of reports, including several by Reuters, that Russia had been rewarding Taliban-affiliated militants, possibly by offering them bounties, to attack and kill U.S. troops in the region. Moscow denies the allegations.

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Overall, 60% of Americans said they found reports of Russian bounties on American soldiers to be "very" or "somewhat" believable, while 21% said they were not credible and the rest were unsure.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/most-americans-believe-russia-targeted-us-soldiers-want-sanctions-in-response-reuters-ipsos-poll-shows/ar-BB16tIrf?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP

[Blecht]

1. I fucking hate this "belief" shit

Facts are fucking facts. Whether or not one believes them should be irrelevant.

These articles should begin by stating that the bounty story has been confirmed by multiple sources before launching into whether or not our moronic populace "believes" it.

Unfortunately, that is not the way it is. Belief is everything in our world.

“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”

[Hoyt]

2. I disagree on sanctions because we've done the same, even arming Afghans against

Russian troops. Now, trump needs to step up and tell Putin to knock it off, but not sanctions.

[Champp]

3. Most Americans care about our soldiers. Republicans clearly do not.

Republicans worship a freaking golf-wanking draft dodger who pisses on our soldiers. They are such a disgrace.

[ffr]

5. +1

I've known many many decades ago, republicans care about one thing and one thing only, MONEY. They put on a good show for 'supporting our troops/police, etc' for the cameras and it ads, but the truth of the matter is they are truly yellow spineless cowards, afraid of their own shadows.

The sooner they are a minority party, supported only by their minority kooky and low-IQ type supporters, the better.

[ffr]

4. It sickens me to read this after the shitstorm the media whipped up about Benghazi.

Is it any wonder nobody trusts the corporate media, who are profiting from the daily he-said she-said drama!

[Champp]

6. k and r

You have succinctly stated an UGLY TRUTH.

Corporate media went drooling, blithering mad over the faux Benghazi bullshit. Now it drifts mindlessly past heinous Republican treason that endangers the lives of our soldiers - media failing to do it's job. Pathetic.

[Doodley]

7. I doubt that 60% of Americans have even heard this story.