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While Americans show disapproval of recent military action in the polls, North Dakota’s Senators, Representative, and Governor all showed their support for the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran, though they were not consulted via congressional vote on the matter, and only a group known as the Gang of Eight, party leaders from both chambers, as well as the Intelligence committees’ leadership, were informed of the plans shortly before the attack.
Gov. Kelly Armstrong released the following statement:
“The Trump administration gave the Iranian regime every opportunity to agree to terms for their nuclear program. Instead, Ayatollah Khamenei’s terrorist regime used stall tactics while continuing to terrorize our ally Israel and Iran’s own people,” Armstrong said. “The administration’s decisive action to launch joint strikes with Israel will neutralize the regime’s nuclear threat and make the world safer. We thank our military members for defending our freedom with courage and precision, and we pray they remain safe throughout these operations. The Iranian people have been given an opportunity to choose their destiny. We hope they choose democracy over dictatorship.”
North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven supports the strikes, saying they are necessary to dismantle Iran’s status as a leading sponsor of terror and to halt their nuclear weapons program.
Rep. Julie Fedorchak backs President Trump’s “decisive actions” to curb Iran’s Nuclear goals.
Most Democrats criticize the strikes: Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, called Trump’s military action “a war of choice with no strategic endgame”.
A spokesperson for North Dakota’s Dem-NPL party criticized the state’s lawmakers, telling KFYR that these strikes will sacrifice American lives to distract from Trump’s involvement in the Epstein files.
Reuters reported more than 500 people were killed and hundreds wounded in the attacks, according to Iranian media that cited the Red Crescent, a humanitarian group working in the region. The U.S. Military reports that 4 American servicemembers have died.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday showed 27% of Americans approved of the strikes, while 43% of the respondents disapproved and 29% were not sure. The two-day poll also found 56% of respondents believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force to advance U.S. interests. 87% of democrats held this opinion, while 23% of Republicans and 60% of nonpartisans agreed.
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