Some advisers to US President Donald Trump have encouraged him in recent days to begin articulating a strategy to extract the United States from the war with Iran and argue that the military has largely achieved its objectives, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter.
The advisers believe such a plan could help the administration present the conflict as a successful operation while avoiding the risks associated with a prolonged war.
While many within Trump’s conservative political base continue to support the initial military operation against Iran, the report claims some advisers have privately raised concerns that extended fighting could gradually erode that support.
Trump has also been briefed on polling related to the war, according to the people cited in the report.
Public surveys released in recent days, as cited, indicate that most Americans oppose the conflict.
Economic worries have also added to the internal debate.
Some of Trump’s advisers watched with alarm as oil prices surged to more than $100 a barrel amid fears of disruption to global energy supplies, the report mentioned.
Republican lawmakers have also reportedly contacted the administration expressing nervousness about how the war could affect upcoming midterm elections, the report quoted people familiar with the matter.
TRUMP SAYS WAR MAY BE SHORT-LIVED
As advisers weigh the political and strategic costs of a prolonged conflict, Trump has publicly suggested that the war could be brief.
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