Lost Cause
It's a wrap!
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It's about time they publish a poll that accurately reflects the American thought. What do the naysayers have to say about this poll? Americans don't seem so bigoted, intolerant, or hostile as the outsiders portray us in polls and editorials. Seems to indicate a mellow attitude considering the counter-terrorism war we're in.
(Bloomberg) -- Almost three- fourths of Americans favor tighter U.S. immigration laws for Arabs and Muslims as part of the war against terror, according to a new poll.
Muslim-Americans, in contrast, are viewed favorably by almost 60 percent of U.S. residents, up from 45 percent in early 2001, indicating more suspicion of Arabs and Muslims living abroad, Knight-Ridder Inc. said in a statement, citing results of the nationwide poll conducted last month.
Most of the respondents, or 81 percent, opposed targeting the two ethnic groups in the U.S. in the war against terrorism, according to the survey, which sought to study the effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the political views and behavior of Americans.
Two-thirds of Americans also favor using military force to overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, according to the poll. Follow-up questions showed some were concerned about footing the bill for the attack, Knight-Ridder said.
The impact on the U.S. of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon outside Washington overshadowed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the collapse of the U.S.S.R, the Vietnam War and other events in the last 40 years, according to 56 percent of the people surveyed by Princeton Survey Research Associates.
(Bloomberg) -- Almost three- fourths of Americans favor tighter U.S. immigration laws for Arabs and Muslims as part of the war against terror, according to a new poll.
Muslim-Americans, in contrast, are viewed favorably by almost 60 percent of U.S. residents, up from 45 percent in early 2001, indicating more suspicion of Arabs and Muslims living abroad, Knight-Ridder Inc. said in a statement, citing results of the nationwide poll conducted last month.
Most of the respondents, or 81 percent, opposed targeting the two ethnic groups in the U.S. in the war against terrorism, according to the survey, which sought to study the effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the political views and behavior of Americans.
Two-thirds of Americans also favor using military force to overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, according to the poll. Follow-up questions showed some were concerned about footing the bill for the attack, Knight-Ridder said.
The impact on the U.S. of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon outside Washington overshadowed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the collapse of the U.S.S.R, the Vietnam War and other events in the last 40 years, according to 56 percent of the people surveyed by Princeton Survey Research Associates.
