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U.S. Confidence in War on Terror Falls to 31%Angus Reid Global MonitorOct. 18, 2006 |
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 Fewer Americans believe the global effort to fight terrorism is proceeding adequately, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 31 per cent of respondents think the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, down 13 points since July. Conversely, 36 per cent of respondents believe the terrorists are winning the war on terror—up 10 points in three months—and 22 per cent believe neither side is ahead. Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked and crashed four airplanes on Sept. 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people. The war on terrorism was initiated in October 2001 after Afghanistan’s Taliban regime refused to hand over al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi—regarded as the network’s top commander in Iraq—was killed in an air strike on Jun. 8. Yesterday, Bush signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 into law. The legislation prevents the United States from resorting to torture in order to get information from terrorist suspects, allows these suspects to be held indefinitely without being charged with a crime, and forbids them from challenging their confinement in U.S. courts. Bush explained his rationale for the law, saying, "When I proposed this legislation, I explained that I would have one test for the bill Congress produced: Will it allow the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to continue? This bill meets that test. It allows for the clarity our intelligence professionals need to continue questioning terrorists and saving lives. This bill provides legal protections that ensure our military and intelligence personnel will not have to fear lawsuits filed by terrorists simply for doing their jobs." Polling Data Who is winning the war on terror?
Source: Rasmussen Reports Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent. |
