[iwar] [fc:Poll:.Americans.Starting.to.Doubt.War]

From: Fred Cohen (fc@all.net)
Date: 2001-10-30 17:35:31

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                    Tuesday October 30 3:48 AM ET
                Poll: Americans Starting to Doubt War
               By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' doubts about the war on terror are
starting to grow, despite their continued overwhelming support of
President Bush and the military attacks on Afghanistan, a poll
suggests.
They're starting to question how well the government can protect its
citizens, whether the international alliance will hold, and whether
the U.S. will capture or kill Osama big Laden.
The CBS-New York Times poll indicated that 18 percent now have a
``great deal of confidence'' the government can protect its citizens,
compared with 35 percent in late September.
The poll comes as government officials warned Monday that Americans
should be on alert for another terrorist attack that could come this
week.
The poll showed people were about evenly split on whether the
government is telling people what they need to know about anthrax - an
area where the government has received sharp criticism.
It also suggested that a majority, 53 percent, now think another
terrorist attack is likely - up from a third a month ago. And a
shrinking number think the war is going very well - down slightly to a
fourth of Americans.
The public still overwhelmingly approves of the job being done by the
president - 87 percent - and four of five approve of his handling of
the war on terrorism.
But undercurrents in the survey suggest - for the first time - a
growing nervousness and unease about the anti-terror campaign. Only a
fourth now think the military will kill or capture suspected terrorist
bin Laden, compared with almost four in 10 three weeks ago. Three in
10 think the international alliance will hold, compared with almost
half earlier this month.
But the poll suggests the general outlook on the anti-terror campaign
is still upbeat - with just over four in five - saying the anti-terror
campaign is going at least fairly well.
Americans' concerns about terrorism in their own communities has
dropped in the last month - from four in 10 then to a fourth now who
worry about attacks where they live.
And support for the military attacks in Afghanistan remains very high
- with almost nine in 10 supporting them. A majority expected the war
to last a year or longer and say it will be worth it even if several
thousand U.S. troops are lost.
The poll of 1,024 adults was taken Thursday through Sunday and has an
error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Some other findings:
-The public's nervousness has dropped since the days after the
terrorist attacks. One in five say they feel nervous now, compared to
a third after the attacks.
-A third of people said they are spending more time with family and
friends since the attacks.
-More than half, 52 percent, favor having airport security staff hired
and supervised by the federal government, while four in 10 say they
should only be federally supervised. That issue is currently being
debated by Congress.
-The ``rally effect'' that pushed up most measures of public opinion
about the nation's direction appears to be receding a bit. Six in 10
now say the country is headed in the right direction, compared to
seven in 10 soon after the attacks.

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