REPORTAGE.If there is a battle to be fought, it is in our republic: in the United States, Donalds supporters.

Donald Trump’s speeches continue to suggest the possibility of a ground military intervention in Iran. This option is rejected by the “Maga” base, the Republican supporters of the American president.

President Donald Trump hints at a potential ground military intervention in Iran. Officially, he still gives diplomacy a chance. In the United States, the idea of an American operation does not excite public opinion: more than 60% of Americans oppose it, only 12% are in favor, according to some polls. Even Republican politicians are divided.

According to polls, between 80 and 90% of Republican voters support the president’s actions in the Middle East. But this support is slowly wavering, and it has its limits. This was highlighted at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in Texas last week. The famous “Maga” base, for “Make America Great Again,” the fervent supporters of Donald Trump, showed more division.

On site, a large portion of activists approve of war, but some, especially young people, express doubts. “The priority should be America and not a distant and costly conflict,” America First states. When the prospect of sending troops on the ground is raised, skepticism is even more pronounced.

During the recording of his show in public, former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon asked this question: “If you spoke to President Trump this morning, how many of you would tell him, ‘Finish what we started’?” The audience did not show great enthusiasm.

Spectators are even more cautious when Steve Bannon questions them about a march towards Tehran. Aaron is in the front row. Clad in black, with arms covered in tattoos and wearing pro-Trump badges, he does not support sending American troops to the ground. “We’ve been bogged down for twenty years, pouring our blood and money into distant lands. I am first and foremost an American citizen, and I believe that if there is a battle to be fought, it should be here, in our republic, on our shores.”

“President Trump shows our strength without, I hope, having to deploy it, and he uses it as a means of pressure.”

Aaron, Donald Trump supporter

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“What we cannot afford is the opportunity cost of sending men and women abroad to protect the blood and wealth of another country. We must do it for our country,” adds Aaron.

Another country, that is, Israel. This is becoming an increasingly prevalent topic within the American right, in the backdrop of this debate on the war in Iran: have the United States been led into war by Israel? Many activists are questioning this. If soldiers were to be sent to the ground in Iran tomorrow, the risk of casualties among the troops would significantly increase. The war would become more unpopular, and this debate on Israel’s influence would become even more important.