IBD/TIPP Poll: Half of Americans Back U.S. Ground Forces against Islamic State

Despite fresh memories of year after bloody year in Iraq and Afghanistan, 50% of Americans support sending U.S. ground troops into Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State as the terrorist group continues to attract recruits, hold vast territory and expand its atrocities.

Of the 898 adults whom the IBD/TIPP poll surveyed from Feb. 22 to March 1, 22% said that they strongly supported such an intervention.

Meanwhile, 47% of respondents oppose sending U.S. ground forces to fight.

Independents are nearly split, with 47% backing ground troops and 50% against. Democrats are opposed, 61%-35%. Republicans favor boots on the ground taking the offensive, 70%-27%.

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But some 68% agreed that the U.S. and its allies are not winning the war against IS, with 39% strongly agreeing. The results were virtually the same in the IBD/TIPP Poll conducted a month ago.

The survey also found that 63% of the public believe President Obama "does not have a clear plan" to fight IS, though that's down from 68% a month ago.

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