President Donald Trump’s approval rating was below 46% in a wave of new surveys this week, including one that found the majority of his voters don’t want the U.S. military to get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict,

Israel may succeed in taking out Iran’s air defenses, ballistic missiles and much of its nuclear program. But that would still leave hundreds of thousands in the military, the Revolutionary Guard and forces known as the Basij, who played a key role in quashing waves of anti-government protests in recent years.

White House officials said the president left the two-day summit early to deal with the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

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