The premise that the 2026 U.S. military campaign in Iran is "as unpopular as Vietnam" stems from recent public opinion polling. Historically, the Vietnam War and the Iraq War took years to reach peak levels of public disapproval. However, polling in 2026 shows that the conflict with Iran has reached similar levels of widespread skepticism in just a few months. The 61% Mistake Metric: 61% of Americans surveyed stated that using military force against Iran was a mistake. This directly mirrors the peak percentage of Americans who told pollsters in 1971 that sending troops to Vietnam was a mistake.

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