Poll: Most say war between Koreas likely

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Americans say they expect tensions between North and South Korea to build and support U.S. military assistance, but not more troops, a Rasmussen poll indicates.

The Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday indicated 68 percent of likely voters said they think a war between the Koreas will happen soon, after North Korea fired artillery at a South Korean island Tuesday that killed at least four people.

Forty-six percent of voters told Rasmussen they believe the United States should provide military assistance to South Korea if the country is attacked by North Korea, compared to 29 percent who said military assistance should not be provided.

The United States has about 28,000 troops stationed in South Korea -- and just 33 percent of voters said additional troops should be deployed there if South Korea is attacked by North Korea. Thirty-nine percent said they oppose sending additional U.S. troops and 28 percent said they were undecided.

The survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted Tuesday. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.