Yeah, yeah, yeah... polls are generally lame, but that doesn't mean they aren't fun to talk about.
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. public concern over Iran and the threat it poses to U.S. security has risen over the past few months, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
Almost two-thirds of Americans say Iran's nuclear program is a major threat, and 27 percent say the country presents the greatest danger to the U.S. That's a 200 percent increase from October and higher than China, at 20 percent, and Iraq, at 17 percent, the Washington-based poll said.
The Feb. 1-5 poll also found increased support for President George W. Bush's defense of his authorization of wiretaps of suspected terrorists without court approval. By 54 percent to 43 percent, the survey said the policy is generally right, with moderate and liberal Republicans in particular saying they're more supportive. |
54% say the Terrorist Surveillance Program is generally right. It is fairly vague though, and it would be interesting to see some further questioning about whether or not they think it was legal and then compare those numbers. How many think it might be illegal, but still think the program is right. Could be illuminating. The really interesting answers expand on the threat Iran poses.
[...] On Iran, a 72 percent majority said the country would likely launch attacks on Israel if it were to develop nuclear weapons. Sixty-six percent said Iran would attack the U.S. or Europe and 82 percent said it would be likely to provide nuclear weapons to terrorists, the poll said. |
It seems like the entire country mostly agrees that Iran is bad news, and Iran with nukes is worse news. I didn't think you could get this much of the country to agree about anything. |
