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Questions related to "military (U.S.)"
How about military preparedness? Is it very important, somewhat important or not important?
Which party is best for dealing with military preparedness?
Do you think the United States did the right thing or the wrong thing in sending troops into Iraq?
Should the United States begin pulling its troops out of Iraq as soon as possible or should we stay for at least a few years until the new govenrnment in Iraq is secure?
Should the United States begin pulling its troops out of Iraq as soon as possible, or should we stay for at least a few years until the new government in Iraq is secure?
Do you think the United States is safer from terrorist attack today or less safe because of our miliary action in Iraq?
How carefully would you say you follow news media coverage of America's military occupation of Iraq? Would you say you read and watch news accounts very closely, somewhat closely ot not closely?
How often would yu say you think about America's miliary occupation of Iraq? You do think of it almost every hour, several times a day, about once a day, several times a week or do you think about our miliary occupation less than once a week?
Please don't be embarrasssed if you don't know the answer to this question. Give me your best guess: About how many Americans have died in Iraq in the past two years? Is it less than five hundred, about five hundred, about a thousand, about fifteen hundred, about two thouand or more than two thousand?
I'd like to name several moral issues that affect our coutry. Please tell me whether you feel each is very important, somewhat important or nnot importan as a moral issues for our country. So wehnI say divorce is this very important moral issues for America, somewhat important or not an important moral issue? What about hunger? What about abortion? How about spouse abuse? How about child abuse? How about gambling? How about pornography? How about homosexuality? How abou same sex marriage? How about greed in America? How about America's decision to start a war with Iraq? How about America'w treatment of prisoners of war? How about America's postwar occupatonnof Iraq?
Despite everything that has happened, do you think the United Stats has done a good thing or a bad thing by sending our mlitary to occupy Iraq?
Thinking about America's foreign policy, how do you feel about our policy of preventive military attacks on countries that we feel threaten our national security? Do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with this policy?
Despite everything that has happened, do you think the United States has done a good thing or a bad thing by sending our military to occupy Iraq?
How quickly do you think the United States will be able to pull most of its troops out of Iraq. Will our armed forces be pulled in a month, three months, six months, a year or longer than a year?
How certain are you that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction immediatley before the United States began the war? Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that it had such weapons?
Do you, personally, know anyone who has died in any of America's wars?
Do you, personally, know anyone who has died in any of America's wars?
Has there ever been anyone in your family, either recently or in past generations, who died in combat while serving in the U.S. military?
Overall, do you think America historically has been correct in most of its decisions to go to war?
If the United States sends troops to Iraq to force it to disarm its weapons of mass destruction, would you be absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement would be correct?
The United States is the world's only remaining military superpower. How important do you think it is that we continue to keep its military might at this level? Is it very important, somewhat important, somewhat unimportant or very unimportant to you?
America currently has 1,400,000 people in the military. Do you think we need this many to remain safe, do we need more or do we need fewer?
If you had a son or daughter of military age, would you like to see him or her enter a military career or would you suggest a different occupation?
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Revolutionary War with Britain to gain American independence was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "I'm going to quickly read to you a list of wars in which the United States has engaged. Please tell me if you are absolutely certain our involvement in the war was correct, pretty certain or not certain if our involvement in the war was correct. So when I talk about the Revolutionary War with Britain to gain American independence, are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement was correct?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the War of 1812 with Britain to assure the safety of American sailors was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "I'm going to quickly read to you a list of wars in which the United States has engaged. Please tell me if you are absolutely certain our involvement in the war was correct, pretty certain or not certain if our involvement in the war was correct. So when I talk about the War of 1812 with Britain to assure the safety of American sailors, are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement was correct?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Mexican War of 1845, fought over control of Texas, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "I'm going to quickly read to you a list of wars in which the United States has engaged. Please tell me if you are absolutely certain our involvement in the war was correct, pretty certain or not certain if our involvement in the war was correct. So when I talk about the Mexican War of 1845, fought over control of Texas, are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement was correct?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our use of federal troops during the American Civil War to stop the secession of the Southern Confederacy from the United States was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the use of federal troops during the American Civil War to stop the secession of the Southern Confederacy from the United States?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Spanish American war, fought to end Spanish colonialism in Cuba and the Far East, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Spanish American war fought to end Spanish colonialism in Cuba and the Far East?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in World War I, fought to aid Britain and France against Germany for control of Europe, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about World War I fought to aid Britain and France against Germany for control of Europe?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in World War II, fought after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Nazi Germany declared war on the United States, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about World War II fought after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Nazi Germany declared war on the United States?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Korean War, fought after troops allied with the Soviet Union and Communist China sought to occupy territory now known as South Korea, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Korean War fought after troops allied with the Soviet Union and Communist China sought to occupy territory now known as South Korea?"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Vietnam War, fought to help South Vietnam in its long-term struggle with Communist-supported forces in North Vietnam, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Vietnam War fought to help South Vietnam in its long-term struggle with Communist-supported forces in North Vietnam"]
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Persian Gulf War, fought after Iraq invaded and occupied the Middle Eastern nation of Kuwait, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Persian Gulf War fought after Iraq invaded and occupied the Middle Eastern nation of Kuwait?"]
What if the United States sends troops to Iraq to force it to disarm its weapons of mass destruction? Would you be absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement is correct?
If we send troops to Iraq, do you think this war will go down in American history as a major conflict, or not?
Which man do you think is the greater threat to America's safety and security, Saddam Hussein or Osama bin Laden?
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