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"The thinking of the military as they mount operations like this is that they will be able to deny all resources to an insurgent group, forcing its members to surrender through hunger and forcing a civilian population to turn against it," he says.

Some right-wing voters are starting to turn against the war.

At the same time, hard-right Christians began to turn against the very idea of empathy.

Far-right conservatives have taken a hard turn against empathy, with Christian Nationalists declaring it to be more sinful than righteous.

The turn against Republicans in their districts seems to be part of a broader souring on Trump and his allies, with the president's approval rating sinking to just 39% in April, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, marking the lowest his approval has ever sunk, according to that pollster.