Only 25 per cent of Americans would like the next president to expand the role of the US military overseas, according to a poll that underlines the cautious mood of voters about foreign policy.
In the poll, only 14 per cent of respondents said US foreign policy had made the country more secure since 9/11, when it launched the more than 15 years of military interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere.
In an election that has featured a surge in isolationist sentiment, the poll adds to evidence voters are wary of new overseas entanglements, especially in the Middle East. However, polls also show disillusionment with the foreign policy of the Obama administration, which has tried to adopt a more restrained approach to that region.