Do Americans approve of Obama's ISIS strategy?

President Obama has bipartisan support for his plans to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), with 64 percent of Republicans and 60 percent of Democrats saying they approve of the strategy he has laid out, according to a new Pew Research survey. Overall, 53 percent of adults back the plan, while just 29 percent disapprove.

Those who don't approve of the plan tend to follow a partisan pattern: two thirds of Republicans (66 percent) worry the plan does not go far enough, while 54 percent of Democrats are concerned it will go too far. Overall, equal percentages of people surveyed - 41 percent each - think the U.S. will either go too far to stop ISIS or not go far enough.

Mr. Obama announced last week that he plans to expand airstrikes in Iraq and begin striking the militants in Syria as well with an international coalition. He has ruled out the use of U.S. combat troops, but is seeking authorization from Congress to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels.

Independents are the least likely to support the president's plan, with just 47 percent saying they approve and 33 percent saying they disapprove. They have become less concerned about U.S. involvement going too far in the last month: In august, 56 percent of independents said their greater concern was the U.S. getting too involved in the region, and just 28 percent said Mr. Obama was not going far enough. Now, there is a more even split: 40 percent say the U.S. will not go far enough and 42 percent say they will get too involved.

There is some concern that the U.S. military campaign will actually make the country less safe: 34 percent say it will increase the chances of a terrorist attack, while just 18 percent say it will decrease the chances. Forty-one percent say it won't make much of a difference.

In general, men are more likely than women to approve of the president's plan by a margin of 62 percent to 25 percent. Just 44 percent of women approve, while 33 percent disapprove.

There is an age divide, too: Among those surveyed who are younger than 30 years old, just 43 percent of survey respondents support the plan and 37 percent disapprove. But among those over 65, 61 percent support the military action.

Those with a college degree are also more likely to support the plan (60 percent) than those with no more than a high school diploma (48 percent).

The survey was conducted through English and Spanish landline and cellular telephone interviews from September 11-14 among 1,003 adults ages 18 and older. The margin of error is 3.6 percentage points for the total sample.