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Sept. 11, 2001 (War on Terrorism, p. 9)

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. June 7-9, 2002. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of Bush's proposal to create a new federal agency called the Department of Homeland Security?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/02	69	19	12
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"Do you think a new Department of Homeland Security would or would not improve the government's ability to prevent further terrorist attacks?"
		Would	Would Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/02	74	21	5
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"How would you rate the job done by the FBI, CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies in analyzing and sharing information about possible terrorist attacks before last September 11? Would you say they did an excellent job, a good job, a not-so-good job, or a poor job analyzing and sharing intelligence information?"
		Excellent	Good	Not-So- Good	Poor	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/02	2	25	34	38	2
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"How about now? In analyzing and sharing information about possible future terrorist attacks, would you say the FBI, CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies are now doing an excellent job, a good job, a not-so-good job, or a poor job?"
		Excellent	Good	Not-So- Good	Poor	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/02	11	56	20	8	5
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"Given what you've heard about the information U.S. intelligence agencies had before the September 11th attacks, do you think U.S. intelligence agencies had enough information to prevent the attacks, if they'd been able to pull it together; or do you think the information was too vague and incomplete for the September 11th attacks to have been prevented?"
		Had Enough	Too Vague	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/02	42	53	5

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. June 7-8, 2002. N=800 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Overall, how much do you blame each of the following for the September 11th terrorist attacks: a great deal, a moderate amount, only a little, or not at all? How about . . . ?"
		Great Deal	Moderate Amount	Only a Little	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA
	6/02	19	32	24	20	5
	5/02	19	30	27	18	6
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	The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI
	6/02	19	32	25	21	3
	5/02	16	29	24	27	4
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"Which comes closer to your view: no one could have predicted the attacks of September 11th, or the government should have been able to predict the attacks of September 11th given the information available to it?"
				6/02	5/02
				%	%
	No one could have predicted			50	58
	Should have been able to predict			45	38
	No opinion			5	4
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"As you may know, shortly after the September 11th terrorist attacks, President Bush created the office of Homeland Security. Now, Bush is proposing that this office be combined with many existing government agencies to create a new cabinet-level department. Do you approve or disapprove of the creation of a new cabinet Department of Homeland Security?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/02	72	20	8
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"If the government creates a new cabinet Department of Homeland Security, how effective do you think this new department would be in protecting the U.S. from future acts of terrorism: very effective, somewhat effective, not too effective, or not effective at all?"
		Very	Some- what	Not Too	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/02	20	55	13	8	4
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"Which comes closer to your view of why George W. Bush announced the formation of the new cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security? Did he announce it solely because he felt it was in the best interests of the country, or did he announce it to divert attention from reports that the government failed to take action on warnings about terrorist attacks it received prior to Sept. 11?"
		Best Interests	Divert Attention	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/02	56	37	7

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 4-5, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Which terrorist activity do you think is the biggest threat right now? . . ."
				%
	Chemical or biological weapons			29
	Individual suicide bombings			16
	Water or food supplies being poisoned or infected			12
	Truck or car bombs			10
	Tactical nuclear weapons or dirty bombs			10
	Planes being hijacked and crashed			7
	Not sure			16
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"How long do you think it will be before a terrorist detonates a nuclear device inside the United States? . . ."
			%
	Six months or less		7
	7 months to 12 months		9
	In the next 1-5 years		23
	6-10 years from now		8
	More than 10 years from now		10
	Never		22
	Not sure		21
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"Last week Attorney General John Ashcroft announced new rules giving FBI agents working on detecting and preventing terrorism more leeway to attend mosques or other religious places, go to political rallies and monitor Internet sites, without first having evidence of wrongdoing. Do you approve or disapprove of these new surveillance rules?"
		%
	Approve	66
	Disapprove	22
	Not sure	12

Gallup Poll. May 20-22, 2002. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
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"As you may know, the Administration says that some general information was available to the FBI or White House officials before September 11th concerning terrorist plans by Osama bin Laden, but that there was no specific information about the September 11th attacks in particular. "Which comes closer to your view about White House officials' actions in this situation: they did the best job they could have done with the information available to them, or they could have done a better job handling this information?"
		Did Best Job	Could Have Done Better	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/02	54	44	2
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"Thinking about how the Republicans and Democrats in Congress have reacted to this controversy: Which comes closer to your view about the Republicans' in Congress reaction: they are more interested in protecting the President, or they are more interested in finding out what really happened?"
				%
	Protecting the President			50
	Finding out what really happened			40
	No opinion			10
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"Which comes closer to your view about the Democrats' in Congress reaction: they are more interested in making the President look bad, or they are more interested in finding out what really happened?"
				%
	Making the President look bad			54
	Finding out what really happened			39
	No opinion			7

CBS News Poll. May 19-20, 2002. N=681 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Some people have said that the September 11th terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon represent the biggest failure for American intelligence operations since Pearl Harbor. Do you think that these attacks were something that government intelligence agencies should have been able to discover in advance?"
		Yes	No	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	54	36	10
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"When you think about the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, do you place a lot of blame, some blame, or no blame at all on the United States intelligence agencies like the CIA and the FBI?"
		A Lot	Some	None	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	13	53	29	5
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"Was the Bush Administration paying enough or not enough attention to terrorism prior to September 11th?"
		Enough	Not Enough	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	22	67	11
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"Is the Bush Administration paying enough or not enough attention to terrorism now?"
		Enough	Not Enough	Too Much (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	83	14	1	1
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"Do you think that George W. Bush personally knew before September 11th about intelligence reports that warned of possible terrorist attacks against the United States using airplanes, or not?"
		Knew	Did Not Know	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	41	43	16
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"Do you think that senior members of the Bush Administration personally knew before September 11th about intelligence reports that warned of possible terrorist attacks against the United States using airplanes, or not?"
		Knew	Did Not Know	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	50	33	17
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"Do you think the intelligence agencies -- the FBI and the CIA -- had information before September 11th that could have prevented the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, or didn't they have that information?"
		Did Have	Did Not Have	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	48	36	16
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"When it comes to what they knew prior to September 11th about possible terrorist attacks against the United States, do you think members of the Bush Administration are telling the entire truth, are mostly telling the truth but hiding something, or are they mostly lying?"
		Entire Truth	Hiding Something	Mostly Lying	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	21	65	8	6
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"Do you think Congress should hold hearings to investigate what the White House knew about possible terrorist attacks, or don't you think that is necessary?"
		Should Hold Hearings	Not Necessary	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	5/19-20/02	36	62	2

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. May 18-19, 2002. N=803 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Do you think the United States government did all it reasonably could do to try to prevent the September 11th terrorist attacks, or do you think it could have done more?"
		Did All It Could	Could Have Done More	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/02	43	53	3
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"Do you happen to have heard or read recent news stories that Bush was briefed last summer, before the September 11th terrorist attacks, about intelligence reports of a possible terrorist plot to hijack American airplanes?"
		Yes	No	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/02	83	16	1
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"Do you think the Bush Administration did or did not do enough to follow up on these intelligence reports, given what was known at the time?"
		Did Enough	Did Not Do Enough	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/02	44	46	10
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"Does it sound to you like these intelligence reports were detailed enough for the government to have taken specific action to increase security, or do you think these reports were too vague for the government to know what action to take?"
		Detailed Enough	Too Vague	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/02	32	56	12
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"It's also been reported that an FBI agent last July proposed an investigation of Arabs taking flight-school training in the United States. The FBI did not follow up on this proposal. Do you regard this more as a missed opportunity, or more as negligence on the part of the FBI?"
		Missed Oppor- tunity	Negli- gence	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/02	41	50	3	2	4
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"Do you think the Administration should or should not publicly release the intelligence information about terrorist threats that it had last summer?"
		Should	Should Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/02	47	47	5
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"Do you think the U.S. Congress should or should not conduct an investigation into what the Bush Administration knew about terrorist threats before September 11th and how it handled that intelligence?"
		Should	Should Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/02	56	41	3
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"Compared to the way it handled intelligence reports about terrorist threats last summer, do you think the Bush Administration is now doing a better job handling intelligence about terrorist threats, a worse job, or what?"
		Better	Worse	About the Same (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	5/02	82	3	6	9

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). May 18, 2002. N=602 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the measures the Bush Administration took based on the information they had prior to September eleventh?"
		Satisfied	Dissat- isfied	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	5/02	58	31	11
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"Do you think that the Bush Administration did as much as was reasonable because it was impossible to predict that airplanes would be used as weapons, or do you think that the Bush Administration could have done more to prevent or warn about hijackings even if they did not know airplanes would be used as weapons?"
		Did As Much As Reasonable	Could Have Done More	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	5/02	53	41	6
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"Do you think that there should be a full-scale investigation into the handling of intelligence before September eleventh, or do you feel that this would be unproductive and too political?"
				%
	Should be a full-scale investigation			36
	Investigation would be unproductive			58
	Not sure			6

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. May 16-17, 2002. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Thinking about the warnings the Bush Administration received before the September 11th terrorist attacks, did the following individuals do all they should have with the information, or not? . . ."
		Did	Did Not	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	Top FBI officials
	5/02	30	53	17
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	Top CIA officials
	5/02	28	53	19
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	The President's national security advisers
	5/02	38	46	16
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	The President himself
	5/02	48	39	13
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"Now thinking about information available to the U.S. government before the September 11th attacks, do you think that the Bush Administration should have issued public warnings about possible airline hijackings?"
			%
	Yes, should have		55
	No		38
	Don't know		7
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"Do you think such warnings would have prevented the September 11th attacks or not?"
			%
	Yes, would have		25
	No		67
	Don't know		8
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"Again, thinking about information available to the U.S. government before the September 11th attacks, do you think the FBI should have investigated all Arab nationals taking pilot training or not?"
			%
	Yes, should have		77
	No		18
	Don't know		5
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"Do you think the Clinton Administration did all it could have to detect and prepare for a possible terrorist attack on the United States?"
			%
	Yes, all it could have		27
	No		59
	Don't know		14
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"How much of the blame, if any, do you think each of the following deserves for allowing the September 11th terrorist attacks to happen? What about [see below]? Does this deserve a lot of the blame, some, only a little, or none?"
		A Lot	Some	Only a Little	None	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	Failure of the FBI and CIA's intelligence efforts to identify and stop terrorist plots from being carried out
	5/02	39	35	14	6	6
	9/13-14/01	30	39	19	8	4
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	Inadequate security at airports to prevent terrorists from bringing weapons on planes
	5/02	56	26	9	4	5
	9/13-14/01	57	27	9	5	2
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	Inadequate security systems to deal with hijackers while planes are in the air
	5/02	45	30	13	5	7
	9/13-14/01	45	32	13	6	4
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"In the wake of the recent developments, do you think President Bush should fire the head of the CIA and other CIA officials who were in charge at the time of the attacks?"
		%
	Yes	23
	No	65
	Don't know	12
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"In the wake of the recent developments, do you think President Bush should fire top officials who were in charge at the FBI at the time at the time of the attacks?"
		%
	Yes	23
	No	65
	Don't know	12
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"Immediately after September 11th, Congress did not quickly begin a public investigation of intelligence failures of the CIA and FBI. Do you think it was in the national interest for Congress NOT to start such an investigation at that time or should Congress have started a probe immediately?"
				%
	In national interest NOT to start probe			31
	Should have started probe immediately			63
	Don't know			6
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"Now, do you think it is in the national interest for Congress to investigate intelligence failures of the CIA and FBI in connection with the September 11th terrorist attacks, or would such a public investigation at this time not be in the national interest?"
				%
	In national interest to investigate			68
	Would not be in national interest			24
	Don't know			8
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"Do you think that the intelligence failures of the CIA and FBI in connection with the September 11th terrorist attacks are appropriate issues to be debated during the upcoming congressional campaign or are they not appropriate issues for political debate?"
			%
	Appropriate		52
	Not appropriate		41
	Don't know		7

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. May 16, 2002. N=598 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"First, how much confidence do you have in the Bush Administration to protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks: a great deal, fair amount, not very much, or none at all?"
		Great Deal	Fair Amount	Not Very Much	None At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/16/02	38	37	16	7	2
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"As you may know, the Bush Administration said today that it was aware before September 11th that Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization had plans to hijack U.S. airplanes. However, the Administration was not aware that the airplanes would be used to blow up buildings, and they were not aware of a specific date or location of attack. Has this made you feel less favorably toward President Bush, or has it not affected your opinion of him?"
		Less Favorably	Not Affected Opinion	More Favorably (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	5/16/02	32	66	1	1
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"Do you think the Bush Administration did or did not act on the information available to them in a proper way?"
		Did	Did Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/16/02	41	52	7
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"Do you think the Bush Administration did or did not give airlines as much warning about hijacking threats as was possible?"
		Did	Did Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/16/02	29	58	13
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"Do you think the Bush Administration should or should not have discussed the fact before now that it had this information prior to September 11th?"
		Should	Should Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/16/02	68	29	3
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"Finally, do you think there should or should not be a congressional investigation into the fact that the Bush Administration did not release this information sooner?"
		Should	Should Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/16/02	43	55	2

CBS News Poll. May 13-14, 2002. N=647 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"How likely do you think it is that the fighting in Afghanistan will spread to a larger war between Western countries and Muslim countries: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?"
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/02	30	42	19	5	4
	4/02	34	43	14	3	6
	2/02	25	46	19	5	5
	1/5-6/02	19	48	24	6	3
	12/01	21	48	26	3	2
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"Which do you think is the more serious threat to Americans: international terrorism committed by citizens from other countries, or domestic terrorism committed by American citizens?"
		International Terrorism	Domestic Terrorism	Both Equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/02	56	30	10	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). April 5-7, 2002. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.2.
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"When it comes to dealing with homeland security issues and keeping America safe from terrorist attacks, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	4/02	77	16	7
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"When it comes to America's military operations in the war on terrorism, would you say that the operations have been very successful, fairly successful, only somewhat successful, or not successful at all?" Half sample (Form A)
		Very	Fairly	Only Somewhat	Not At All	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/02	31	32	31	5	1

CBS News Poll. April 1-2, 2002. N=616 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the military attacks led by the United States against targets in Afghanistan?"
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	88	9	3
	2/02	87	8	5
	1/21-24/02	87	9	4
	1/15-17/02	87	10	3
	1/5-6/02	89	8	3
	12/01	91	5	4
	11/01	89	7	4
	10/01	88	8	4
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the United States leading military attacks in other countries where it believes terrorists are hiding, like Iraq, Somalia, and the Philippines?"
		Approve	Disapprove	Approve of Some (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/02	68	21	2	9
	1/21-24/02	73	18	1	8

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. March 22-24, 2002. Nationwide.
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"If the U.S. were attacked by terrorists using nuclear weapons, do you think the United States would be justified or not justified in using nuclear weapons against training camps and other facilities used by the terrorists that the U.S. believes were responsible for the attack?" Form A (N=510, MoE ą 5)
		Justified	Not Justified	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	3/22-24/02	67	30	3
					.
"If the U.S. were attacked by terrorists using nuclear weapons, do you think the United States would be justified or not justified in using nuclear weapons against major cities in countries that harbor the terrorists the U.S. believes were responsible for the attack?" Form A (N=510, MoE ą 5)
		Justified	Not Justified	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	3/22-24/02	57	40	3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 12-13, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you support or oppose the U.S. military action being taken in response to the terrorist attacks?"
		Support	Oppose	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	3/12-13/02	91	6	3
	2/26-27/02	82	11	7
	1/30-31/02	89	7	4
	1/9-10/02	90	5	5
	12/12-13/01	91	6	3
	11/28-29/01	91	5	4
	11/14-15/01	91	6	3
	10/31 - 11/1/01	87	8	5
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"Recently there has been discussion about a so-called 'shadow government' which consists of about 100 government officials who live and work underground who would take over in the event of a disabling attack on Washington, D.C. Do you think this shadow government is more reassuring to the American people or disturbing to the American people?"
		%
	Reassuring	46
	Disturbing	36
	Not sure	18
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"In addition to the military troops in Afghanistan, U.S. troops were recently sent to the Philippines, the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, and the country of Yemen. Does this military action make you feel more confident about winning the war on terrorism, or does it make you concerned that the war is spreading our military resources too thin?"
		%
	Confident	47
	Concerned	31
	Neither (vol.)	5
	Both (vol.)	3
	Not sure	14
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"Do you support or oppose the government developing tactical nuclear weapons to be used in the war on terror?"
		%
	Support	42
	Oppose	48
	Not sure	10

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. March 7-10, 2002. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Do you support or oppose the U.S. military action in Afghanistan?"
		Support	Oppose	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	3/02	91	8	1
	11/27/01	91	7	2
	11/5-6/01	90	9	1
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"Do you think the U.S. military action in Afghanistan is going very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all?"
		Very Well	Fairly Well	Not Too Well	Not Well At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/02	24	61	10	3	1
	11/27/01	42	51	3	2	2
	11/5-6/01	23	62	8	4	3
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"Do you think the United States is heading for the same kind of involvement in Afghanistan as it had in the Vietnam War, or do you think the United States will avoid that kind of involvement this time?"
		Same As Vietnam	Will Avoid That	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	3/02	18	77	5
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"Do you think it's worth risking a large number of U.S. military casualties in order to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, or not?"
		Yes	No	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	3/02	44	54	3
	11/01	60	34	6
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"Do you support or oppose sending U.S. troops to try to help capture terrorists in other countries, such as the Philippines and Yemen?"
		Support	Oppose	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	3/02	72	26	1

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. March 8-9, 2002. N=802 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Thinking about the terrorist attacks on September 11th, which occurred six months ago: Do you think this is or is not the most tragic news event in your lifetime?"
		%
	Yes, is	80
	No, is not	19
	No opinion	1
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"As a result of the events that occurred on September 11th, would you say that now you are less willing to [see below], or not?"
			Less Willing	No, Not Less Willing	More Willing (vol.)	No Opinion
			%	%	%	%
	Travel overseas		45	52	1	2
	Fly on airplanes		33	64	1	2
	Attend events where there are thousands of people
			32	66	1	1
	Go into skyscrapers		27	70	1	2
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"Do you think September 11th should or should not be a national holiday every year like Veteran's Day or Memorial Day?"
		%
	Should	48
	Should not	48
	No opinion	4
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"Would you say that you now have less trust in Arabs living in this country than you did before the terrorist attacks on September 11th, or has your trust in Arabs living in this country not changed?"
		%
	Less trust	37
	Hasn't changed	61
	No opinion	2

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 26-27, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How important do you think each of the following is as a goal of the U.S. military action in Afghanistan: very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important? . . ."
		Very	Somewhat	Not Very	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Capturing or killing Osama bin Laden	59	27	7	4	3
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	Providing humanitarian aid	50	34	9	4	3
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"President Bush has said that Osama bin Laden is wanted 'dead or alive.' Would you prefer to see bin Laden assassinated or captured and brought to trial in the U.S.?"
		Assass- inated	Brought To Trial	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/02	38	46	16
	11/01	43	45	12
	10/01	36	51	13

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Feb. 8-10, 2002. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think the U.S. should or should not take military action to prevent countries that sponsor terrorism from threatening America or its allies with weapons of mass destruction?"
		Should	Should Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	2/02	86	10	4
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"Do you think [see below] currently has weapons of mass destruction, is trying to develop these weapons but does not currently have them, or is not trying to develop weapons of mass destruction?"
		Currently Has	Trying To Develop	Not Trying To Develop	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	Iraq	55	40	2	3
	North Korea	50	36	5	9
	Iran	48	43	4	5
						.
"Would you describe the governments of each of the following countries as evil, or not? How about [see below]?"
		Evil	Not Evil	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	Iraq	82	13	5
	Iran	69	24	7
	North Korea	54	35	11
	Cuba	45	48	7
	China	38	54	8
	Russia	17	75	8

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2002. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"From what you know about Islam and its religious teachings, do you think the suicide bombings and other violence by some followers of Islam represent a perversion of Islam by extremists OR reflect an important part of Islam's teachings?"
		A Perversion	Part of Teachings	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	2/02	71	19	10
	12/13-14/01	68	18	14
	12/6-7/01	72	17	11
						.
"Based on what the Bush Administration has done so far and is proposing to do in response to terrorism, do you think they are going too far in restricting civil liberties in this country, not far enough, or are handling this situation just about right?"
		Too Far	Not Far Enough	Just About Right	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	2/02	12	23	59	6
	11/01	11	14	72	3
	9/01	8	17	72	3
						.
"As you may know, some of our European allies have criticized the way the Taliban and Al Qaeda prisoners being detained at the Guantanamo military base have been treated. Do you think the United States has NOT treated them properly and should make changes, OR has treated them properly BUT should take steps to more closely follow Geneva Convention procedures to maintain European support, OR there is no need for any changes in the way the prisoners are being treated?"
						%
	Not treated properly and should make changes					6
	Treated properly but should more closely follow Geneva Convention					32
	No need for any changes					55
	Don't know					7

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 30-31, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Would you support or oppose the United States taking military action against any nation found to be aiding or hiding terrorists?"
		Support	Oppose	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	1/30-31/02	80	12	8
	10/17-18/01	84	11	5

*CBS News/New York Times* Poll**. Jan. 21-24, 2002. N=1,034 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, who is believed to have planned the September 11 attacks on the U.S.? Would you say you're very confident he will be caught, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/21-24/02	29	44	17	8	2
	1/15-17/02	34	38	19	8	1
	1/5-6/02	34	42	15	7	2
	12/7-10/01	37	41	15	6	1
	11/13-14/01	33	37	18	9	3
	10/25-28/01	28	42	20	7	3
	10/8/01	38	38	16	5	3
						.
"What is your impression of how the war is going for the United States right now: very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly?"
		Very Well	Somewhat Well	Somewhat Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/21-24/02	38	51	7	2	2
	1/15-17/02	40	49	6	2	3
	1/5-6/02	43	49	4	2	2
	12/7-10/01	51	42	4	1	2
	11/13-14/01	41	48	5	2	4
	10/25-28/01	25	58	11	2	4
	10/9/01	36	44	7	1	12

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Jan. 11-14, 2002. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"If the U.S. government decides to take military action in the following countries, would you favor or oppose it? How about in [see below]?"
		Favor	Oppose	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	Iraq	77	17	6
	Iran	71	23	6
	Somalia	62	26	12
					.
"As you may know, the U.S. has sent a small number of military advisors to the Philippines to help train that country's army to fight Muslim terrorists. Do you approve or disapprove of this decision?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	1/11-14/02	81	15	4
					.
"If the U.S. sent 1,000 American troops to the Philippines to join that country's army in combat situations against Muslim terrorists, would you favor or oppose this?"
		Favor	Oppose	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	1/11-14/02	70	26	4

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Latest: Dec. 14-16, 2001. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
						.
"How satisfied are you with the amount of progress made by the U.S. military in the war in Afghanistan: very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not too satisfied, or not at all satisfied?" N=485, MoE ą 5
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/14-16	69	23	5	2	1
	11/26-27	58	35	4	2	1
	11/2-4	27	52	11	7	3
						.
"Based on what you have heard or read about the videotape of Osama bin Laden, which of the following comes closer to your view? [Rotate:] It proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he helped to plan the September 11th terrorist attacks. OR, It proves that he was happy the September 11th terrorist attacks occurred, but did not prove that he helped to plan them."
				%
	Proves he helped plan the terrorist attacks			73
	Proves he was happy the attacks occurred			17
	No opinion			10
						.
"Based on what you know about the captured American Taliban soldier, what do you think the U.S. should do with him now? Should the U.S. [rotate:] execute him for treason, imprison him for crimes against the U.S., or release him -- or don't you know enough to say?"
			%
	Execute him		22
	Imprison him		47
	Release him		3
	Don’t know enough to say		26
	No answer		2
						.
"Which comes closer to your view? [Rotate:] The U.S. should take active steps to make certain that the new government in Afghanistan gives women the same basic rights that men in that country have. OR, The U.S. should allow the new government in Afghanistan to make its own rules concerning the rights women have in that country." N=485, MoE ą 5
					%
	Make certain new government gives women basic rights				54
	Allow new government to make its own rules				43
	No opinion				3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Dec. 12-13, 2001. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How likely do you think it is that terrorist attacks might take place during the current holiday season -- meaning now through New Year's Eve . . . ?"
		%
	Very likely	16
	Somewhat likely	42
	Not very likely	23
	Not at all likely	11
	Not sure	8
					.
"Based on what you know about John Walker, the American who was captured while fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan, do you think he should be charged with treason or not?"
			%
	Should be charged with treason		59
	Should not be		18
	Not sure		23
					.
"It is widely acknowledged that Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction. Do you think the U.S. should take immediate military action against Iraq, or try to develop an international consensus before taking action against Iraq?"
				%
	Take immediate military action			36
	Try to develop an international consensus			54
	Don't know			10

The Gallup Poll. Dec. 6-9, 2001. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the current U.S. military action in Afghanistan?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	12/6-9	88	9	3
	11/26-27	92	6	2
	11/2-4	86	11	3
	10/19-21	88	10	2
						.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the following people are handling the war on terrorism since September 11th? How about [see below]?"
				Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
				%	%	%
	The American people			90	8	2
	George W. Bush			87	10	3
	Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld			82	9	9
	Attorney General John Ashcroft			76	14	10
	Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge			67	12	21
	The news media			59	38	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Dec. 6-7, 2001. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the current U.S. military action against terrorism?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	12/6-7	88	9	3
	11/29-30	89	7	4
	11/15-16	88	11	1
	11/8-9	88	10	2
	11/1-2	86	10	4
	10/25-26	88	8	4
	10/18-19	88	9	3
	10/11-12	89	8	3
					.
"Now thinking about John Walker, the American citizen who was captured as part of the Taliban forces in Afghanistan: Do you think Walker should be charged with treason and put on trial for fighting on the side of the enemy, OR should only be charged and tried if there is evidence he committed specific crimes during the fighting?"
				%
	Charged for fighting on side of enemy			41
	Charged if evidence of specific crimes			40
	Shouldn't be charged/Mentally unfit (vol.)			3
	Don't know			16
					.
"Thinking more generally about the Middle East: Do you think that U.S. support for friendly but dictatorial governments in the region has an important effect in increasing support for Islamic extremists among the common people in these countries, or not?"
		%
	Yes	48
	No	30
	Don't know	22
					.
"Do you think the U.S. should put more pressure on Middle East governments to allow for more democracy -- even if it means Islamic extremists might win power?"
		%
	Yes	48
	No	40
	Don't know	12

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Nov. 29-30, 2001. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"How do you feel about the new power the U.S. government has to detain legal immigrants suspected of crimes indefinitely as a way to protect against terrorism? Is this something you strongly favor, are willing to accept if necessary, or do you think it goes too far?"
		Strongly Favor	Willing to Accept	Goes Too Far	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	11/29-30	35	43	19	3
						.
"From what you've seen or heard in the news, do you approve or disapprove of the Bush Administration's plan to put non-U.S. citizens charged with terrorism on trial in special military tribunals rather than in the regular criminal court system?"
		%
	Approve	68
	Disapprove	22
	Don't know	10
						.
"Some of our European allies, like Spain and Germany, say their laws prevent them from turning over suspected terrorists to the United States because of the plan for military tribunals and the possibility of the death penalty. Do you think our allies' reluctance to cooperate makes the plan for tribunals more trouble than it's worth, or that it is still a good idea?"
			%
	More trouble than it's worth		23
	Still a good idea		70
	Don't know		7
						.
"In general, what do you think the United States should do if our ALLIES refuse to turn over suspected terrorists: use covert operations to seize suspected terrorists and bring them here for trial; modify the Bush plan for tribunals or set it aside to get our allies to cooperate; OR, agree to try suspected terrorists in some kind of INTERNATIONAL tribunal acceptable to both countries?"
			%
	Seize suspected terrorists		16
	Modify or set aside tribunals		14
	Use international tribunals		64
	Don't know		6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 28-29, 2001. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"As part of the war on terrorism, the federal government wants to question 5,000 Middle Eastern immigrants on the basis of their religion or nationality. Some local officials have refused to perform the questioning, suggesting the government needs to show more cause to question the visitors. Do you approve or disapprove of the government questioning these individuals?"
		%
	Approve	67
	Disapprove	23
	Not sure	10
				.
"When Osama bin Laden or other terrorists are brought to trial, in which court do you think they should be tried? . . ."
			%
	The World Court		29
	A regular U.S. court		22
	A U.S. military tribunal		36
	Not sure		13
				.
"Do you think suspected terrorists should be tried in a non-public military tribunal, in which the names of the defendants and the evidence is withheld, or should they be tried in the normal justice system?"
			%
	A non-public military tribunal		30
	The normal justice system		57
	Not sure		13
				.
"Do you think the president has the right to bypass the normal judicial system and ask for a military tribunal for suspected terrorists?"
		%
	Yes	64
	No	25
	Not sure	11		.

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. Nov. 27, 2001. N=759 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5 (total sample). Field work by TNS Intersearch.
					.
"Would you support or oppose U.S. military action against other countries that assist or shelter terrorists?"
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/27	81	15	4
	10/8-9	87	10	2
					.
"As part of its terrorism investigation, the federal government says it wants to interview about 5,000 young men from the Middle East who are in the United States on temporary visas. The government says the men are not suspects and the interviews are voluntary. Others say this approach singles out these men unfairly on the basis of their national origin. What's your opinion? Do you support or oppose the plan to interview these 5,000 men?"
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/27	79	19	2
					.
"Do you think non-U.S. citizens who are charged with terrorism should be put on trial in the regular U.S. criminal court system or in a special military tribunal?" Split Sample A
			%
	Regular criminal court system		37
	Special military tribunal		59
	No opinion		4
					.
"It's been proposed that non-U.S. citizens who are charged with terrorism should be put on trial in a special military tribunal, where trials can be closed to the public, with a military judge and jury, and there's no right to an appeal. Some people say this would protect ongoing investigations and avoid the use of civilian jurors who may fear for their lives. Others say it would be wrong to let the military conduct closed trials under new rules, and to single out non-citizens this way. Do you think non-U.S. citizens who are charged with terrorism should be put on trial in the regular U.S. criminal court system or in a special military tribunal?" Split Sample B
			%
	Regular criminal court system		38
	Special military tribunal		58
	Unsure		4
					.
"Do you think it should be legal or illegal for the federal government to wiretap conversations between people who are being held on terrorism charges and their lawyers?"
		Legal	Illegal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/27	73	24	3
					.
"The U.S. government is detaining about 600 people in its investigation of the September 11th attacks, most of them for overstaying their visas or otherwise violating immigration laws. Do you think the United States is or is not justified in detaining these people?"
		Is	Is Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/27	86	12	2

Pew Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Nov. 13-19, 2001. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
						.
"In general, how would you rate the job the press has done in covering the terrorist attacks and the war against terrorism? . . ."
		Excellent	Good	Only Fair	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/13-19	30	47	16	5	2
	10/10-14	32	42	17	6	3
	10/1-3	48	37	10	3	2
	9/13-17	56	33	6	3	2
						.
"Do you favor or oppose taking military action, including the use of ground troops, to retaliate against whoever is responsible for the terrorist attacks?" Form 1 (N=769, MoE ą 4)
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/13-19	85	8	7
	9/13-17	82	8	10
						.
"Do you favor or oppose taking military action, including the use of ground troops, to retaliate against whoever is responsible for the terrorist attacks, even if it means that U.S. armed forces might suffer thousands of casualties?" Form 2 (N=731, MoE ą 4)
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/13-19	77	14	9
	9/13-17	77	9	14
						.
"Do you think the military should exert more control over how news organizations report about the war or do you think that most decisions about how to report about the war should be left to news organizations themselves?" Form 1 (N=769, MoE ą 4)
			11/01	10/10-14
			%	%
	Military should exert more control		50	59
	Leave to news organizations		40	28
	Unsure		10	13
						.
"Which is more important to you: that the government be able to censor news stories it feels threaten national security OR that the news media be able to report stories they feel are in the national interest?" Form 2 (N=731, MoE ą 4)
		%
	Government able to censor	53
	News media able to report	39
	Both equal (vol.)	4
	Unsure	4
						.
"In your opinion, which is better: that news coverage of a war be pro-American, or that news coverage of a war show all points of view, including those of countries not friendly to the United States?" Form 2 (N=731, MoE ą 4)
		%
	Pro-American	20
	Show all points of view	73
	Unsure	7
						.
"When the government withholds information about the war on terrorism, is it mostly to protect American troops and the American public, or is it mostly to hide bad news to maintain support for the government's actions?"
		%
	Protect troops and public	70
	Hide bad news	20
	Both equal (vol.)	5
	Unsure	5

Earlier polling on terrorism

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