Poll shows majority of Americans disapprove of Obama's handling of Islamic State

WASHINGTON: The majority of the Americans disapprove of U.S. President Barack Obama's handling of the Islamic State (IS) and think the country's military has so far performed badly against the extremist group, according to a new CNN/ORC survey released Monday.

The CNN/ORC poll found that 57 percent of the Americans surveyed disapprove of how Obama is handling IS, a noticeable increase compared with the last September survey where 49 percent of the respondents raised their eyebrows at Obama's handling with the extremist group.