Slightly more Americans approve than disapprove of how President Barack Obama has so far handled the crisis in Ukraine, but that has not affected the President’s overall job approval rating, according to a new national poll. The CNN/ORC International survey released Monday also indicates that economic sanctions against Russia appears […] Read more »
Terrorism, Iranian Nukes Considered Greatest Threats to U.S.
More than a decade after the 9/11 terror attacks, Americans rank international terrorism as the greatest threat to the U.S. in the next 10 years, along with Iran’s development of nuclear weapons. Majorities also perceive Islamic fundamentalism, the conflict between North and South Korea, and China’s economic power as critical […] Read more »
Americans Remain Divided on Military Spending
As the Obama administration announces plans for further decreases in military spending, Gallup surveys show no broad consensus among Americans that the U.S. is spending too much or too little on the military. Americans’ views of the money spent on national defense and the military have held fairly steady in […] Read more »
Few backers for military cuts
As Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stood at his podium this week, announcing the Obama administration’s intent to shrink our troop size to levels not seen in three-quarters of a century, he kept staring down at his notes. He should have been looking up. I’m surprised a shoe wasn’t flung in […] Read more »
More Americans Now View Afghanistan War as a Mistake
For the first time since the U.S. initially became involved in Afghanistan in 2001, Americans are as likely to say U.S. military involvement there was a mistake as to say it was not. … Republicans and independents who lean Republican are significantly less likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to […] Read more »
More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, Afghanistan
After more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the public does not think the United States has achieved its goals in either country. About half of Americans (52%) say the U.S. has mostly failed to achieve its goals in Afghanistan while 38% say it has mostly succeeded. […] Read more »