UPI
December 30, 2010

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While 70 percent of U.S. residents believe Iran has a nuclear weapons program, only 24 percent would use force to stop it, a poll released Wednesday indicates.

Angus Reid Public Opinion found a sharp partisan divide on the issue.

More than half, 56 percent of Democrats, favor sanctions and negotiations with Iran but a 40-percent plurality of Republicans prefer air strikes or invasion. Independents tilt toward the Democratic view with 52 percent favoring a non-violent approach and 19 percent military force.

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Overall, 5 percent say Iran is no threat and the United States should do nothing.

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