Twenty-nine percent of Americans support closing the terrorist detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and moving its prisoners to U.S. prisons, while two in three (66%) oppose the idea. Despite the recent controversy surrounding the release of five Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for U.S. Army Sgt. […] Read more »
Americans Divided on Wisdom of U.S. Prisoner Negotiations
Americans are evenly divided on the advisability of negotiating with terrorist groups to secure the release of American prisoners. Forty-three percent say it is more important for the U.S. to secure the safe release of prisoners, even if that means compromising with terrorist demands, while 44% say it is more […] Read more »
How do Americans view the Bergdahl swap?
Just over a week after U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was freed by the Taliban, a CBS News Poll shows 45 percent of Americans disapprove of the deal that saw him released in exchange for five Taliban militants, while 37 percent approve of it. About one in five do not […] Read more »
Do Americans really love drone strikes?
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles has become a “key feature” of the Obama administration’s foreign policy, with more than 400 strikes in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen since 2008. Whether these strikes work has been the subject of much debate. So has the question of whether the local populace in […] Read more »
Public upset over VA scandal; Obama remains at 43%
Nearly six in ten Americans give President Barack Obama a thumbs-down on how he is handling the Veterans Affairs controversy, according to a new national poll. But a CNN/ORC International survey released Tuesday indicates that the scandal at VA hospitals doesn’t seem to be affecting the President’s overall approval rating, […] Read more »
More Americans Oppose Edward Snowden’s Actions Than Support Them
More Americans oppose Edward Snowden’s decision to flee the U.S. with thousands of stolen documents and reveal confidential details about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs than those who support his actions, according to a new NBC News poll. … Yet, the nation’s opinion of the former government contractor turned world’s […] Read more »