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I1A. Here are five foreign policy problems the US is facing these days. Thinking about the long term, please select the one that you feel is most important.
I1B. Of the remaining foreign policy problems the US is facing these days, please select the one that you feel is most important.
I1C. Of the remaining foreign policy problems the US is facing these days, please select the one that you feel is most important.
I1D. Of the remaining foreign policy problems the US is facing these days, please select the one that you feel is most important.
IR1. There has been some discussion about whether the US should use its troops to invade Iraq and overthrow the government of Saddam Hussein. Which of the following positions is closest to yours?
T1. Overall, how well do you think the US government is managing its foreign policy-- that is, dealing with international problems and handling relations with other countries around the world? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly
T2A. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The situation with Iraq - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 in
T2B. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The Israel-Palestinian conflict - Enter an answer from 0
T2C. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Homeland security from terrorism - Enter an answer from 0
T2D. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [International terrorism - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 in
T2E. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The situation with North Korea - Enter an answer from 0 t
T2F. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The spread of nuclear weapons - Enter an answer from 0 to
T2I. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The world AIDS epidemic - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 in
T2M. How well do you think the US government is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Making the UN more effective - Enter an answer from 0 to
IR7. Imagine that President Bush moves that the UN approve an invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein, but most of the other members of the UN Security Council want to continue to use threats and diplomatic pressure to get Iraq to comply, and the mot
IR8. Suppose the United Nations Security Council does not approve of the US invading Iraq, but some U.S. allies such as Great Britain, Australia, Italy and some Eastern European countries support it, while other allies such as Germany, France and Belgium
IR8A. Suppose some U.S. allies such as Great Britain, Australia, Italy and some Eastern European countries support invading Iraq, while other allies such as Germany, France and Belgium want to continue the inspections. And suppose the United Nations Secur
Q63. Which of the following positions is closest to yours?
T3A. How well do you think the US government is handling relations with the following countries? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Russia - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 into each cell of the grid]
T3B. How well do you think the US government is handling relations with the following countries? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [China - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 into each cell of the grid]
T3C. How well do you think the US government is handling relations with the following countries? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Our European allies - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 into each cell of t
T3D. How well do you think the US government is handling relations with the following countries? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Saudi Arabia - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 into each cell of the grid
T3E. How well do you think the US government is handling relations with the following countries? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Israel - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 into each cell of the grid]
T4. Thinking now about the rest of the world, on average, how do you think people in other countries would rate how well the US is managing its foreign policy? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well.
T5. Thinking now about our European allies, on average, how do you think people in those countries would rate how well the US is managing its foreign policy? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well.
Q61A. Please select which of the following you believe is the greatest threat.
Q61B. Of the remaining, please select which of the following you believe is the greatest threat.
Q61C. Of the remaining, please select which of the following you believe is the greatest threat.
Q61D. Of the remaining, please select which of the following you believe is the greatest threat.
Q9A. Do you favor?
Q1. Going to war would be a very destructive process that may even include Iraq using biological and chemical weapons, and will likely result in the deaths of many thousands of American soldiers, Iraqi soldiers, and Iraqi civilians. The UN should not auth
Q2. If the US goes to war with Iraq, it will likely face costs running into hundreds of billions of dollars, including the costs of fighting the war, rebuilding Iraq and keeping troops there for years to come. Given that the US is already running a huge d
Q3. The disarmament process is a better method than invasion, because if Iraq is invaded, Saddam Hussein would have nothing left to lose and would likely use weapons of mass destruction against US forces and US cities, and distribute these weapons to terr
Q4. If the UN were to strengthen its effort to disarm Iraq by putting many more UN inspectors on the ground and the US were to give the inspectors better intelligence, in the short run this would prevent Iraq from deploying any weapons it may have and in
Q5. Even if UN inspectors find some of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, chances are they won't find them all. If Iraq has even a few such weapons and chose to use them, many thousands of civilians would die.
Q6. Given Iraq's size, if the Iraqi government does not want to cooperate with the inspection process, it can successfully hide some weapons of mass destruction. Since it is now clear that Iraq will not cooperate, the UN really has no choice but to overth
Q7. The Bush administration has proven that Iraq has violated the terms of UN Security Resolution 1441 by refusing to cooperate with, and actively undermining, the efforts of the UN inspectors to find Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Therefore the UN m
Q8. The longer we wait, the more advanced Iraq's weapons program will become. Saddam Hussein will be more able to threaten the US and his neighbors than he is now, and the harder it will be to stop him. So an invasion of Iraq should be launched as soon as
Q9B. Having considered these arguments, do you favor?
Q10. If the UN Security Council does not pass a new resolution authorizing the invasion Iraq, would you then favor:
Q11. What if the cost of invading and occupying Iraq would be hundreds of billions of dollars for the US, would you
Q12. Which of the following positions is closer to yours?
Q15A. Do you think that for the US to invade Iraq at this point, it is necessary or not necessary to get approval from the UN Security Council?
Q13A. What if the UN inspection process continues for another two months with the UN inspectors continuing to not find any weapons of mass destruction and the US continuing to say that Iraq is not fully cooperating with the inspection process? Would you t
Q14A. If the UN Security Council did not authorize invading Iraq, would you then favor:
Q13B. What if the UN inspection process continues for another six months with the UN inspectors continuing to not find any weapons of mass destruction and the US continuing to say that Iraq is not fully cooperating with the inspection process? Would you t
Q14B. If the UN Security Council did not authorize invading Iraq, would you then favor:
Q16. The UN Security Council has already passed a resolution saying that if Iraq does not cooperate with the disarmament process, it will face severe consequences. Clearly Iraq is not cooperating with the disarmament process, and thus the US already has a
Q17. If the US shows leadership by deciding to take military action even without further UN approval, many other nations will ultimately follow the US and most nations will realize that the US did the right thing.
Q18. Overthrowing the Iraqi government will create an opportunity for a transformation of the Middle East, making it more stable and democratic. The US cannot forgo this option simply because it cannot get enough votes on the UN Security Council.
Q19. The threat to the US from Iraq is so great that it cannot let the UN Security Council prevent it from exercising its legitimate right of self-defense.
Q20. In Europe as well as in other parts of the world, there have been rising anti-American feelings and criticism of the US as not being cooperative enough. If the US proceeds to take action in defiance of the other countries on the UN Security Council,
Q21. If countries were to feel that they could attack each other whenever they thought it was best, the world would soon fall into chaos and conflict. It is very important for the US to set a good example to other countries by getting UN approval for taki
Q22. If the US takes military action against Iraq without UN approval, this will increase hostility toward the US, especially in the Muslim world, and will increase the likelihood of terrorist attacks against the US.
Q23. The US should not play the role of world policeman. If the US invades Iraq with UN approval it is more likely that other countries will participate and share the costs of occupying and rebuilding Iraq.
Q25. Now, having considered these arguments, if the US fails to get to UN Security Council authorization, should the US:
Q26. What if several of America's allies would be ready to join with the US, even though the UN Security Council did not approve of invading Iraq? Should the US then:
Q32. There is some discussion about what the UN should do if UN inspectors find some hidden weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Which view is closer to yours?
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Q35. About how many American soldiers do you imagine would die in a war with Iraq? soldiers
Q36_M. months:
Q36_Y. years:
Q37. If the UN does not approve and the US and a few allies invade Iraq, what do you think are the chances that there will be a major terrorist attack against the US as a form of revenge? Please answer on a scale of 0 to one hundred, 0 meaning no likeliho
Q38. If the UN approves invading Iraq and the US does so together with a number of allies, what do you think the chances are that there will be a major terrorist attack against the US as a form of revenge? Please answer on a scale of 0 to one hundred, 0 m
Q52. Please select how well the following statement describes you:I would prefer to go to war with Iraq, but if most people think that we should continue seeking disarmament through inspections, that would be acceptable to me.
Q39. If the US were to invade Iraq successfully, do you think the US would or would not have the responsibility to remain in Iraq as long as necessary until there is a stable government?
Q41. How important do you think it is to bring democracy to Iraq
Q64. How important do you think it is to the Bush administration to bring democracy to Iraq?
Q42. How many years do you think it would be necessary for the US to keep troops in Iraq, in order to make Iraq democratic?
Q61. On the question of invading Iraq how uncomfortable do you feel about expressing your views with people you know.
Q46. How closely are you following the news on the situation in Iraq?
Q47. Did you watch or hear any part of Secretary of State Colin Powell's recent speech to the UN Security Council?
Q47A. Did you read about it, or hear news reports about it?
Q48. Please select what you think is the best description of the relationship between the Iraqi government and the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
Q49. If the US were to go to war with Iraq, how do you think this would affect America's war on terrorism? Do you think it would:
Q50. If Saddam Hussein is willing to give up power and go into exile provided that he will not be charged with war crimes, would you favor or oppose the US agreeing to this?
Q51. What if President Bush says that he would agree to this? Would you then favor it or would you still oppose it?
Q62. Would you favor or oppose the US imposing economic sanctions to punish European allies who do not support US policy on Iraq?
Q53. Please select how well the following statement describes you:I would prefer to continue seeking disarmament through inspections, but if most people think that we should go to war with Iraq, that would be acceptable to me.
Q54. Do you think that the majority of Americans think it would be best to go to war to remove Saddam Hussein from power, or to seek to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction through continued inspections?
Q55. Do you think the US could or could not successfully fight a war against Iraq and North Korea at the same time?
Q56. Just based on what you know, is it your impression that the US currently has or does not have troops based in South Korea?
Q57. Just based on what you know, how much of the food aid that goes to North Korea reaches the people who really need it?
Q59. If US diplomatic and economic efforts do not succeed in stopping North Korea from developing nuclear weapons, should the US move toward taking military action against North Korea?
Q60. What if South Korea is strongly opposed to the US moving toward taking military action? Would you still favor moving towards military action or not?
Q43. Does the US have or not have the power to veto any decision of the UN Security Council?
Q44A. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [United States]
Q44B. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [Russia]
Q44C. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [France]
Q44D. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [Great Britain]
Q44E. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [China]
Q44F. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [Germany]
Q44G. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [Japan]
Q44H. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [Brazil]
Q44I. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [India]
Q44J. Select from this list of countries the five which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council: [Canada]
Q45. What is the name of the lead UN weapons inspector in Iraq?
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Problem - Situation with Iraq - ranking
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FP rating - The situation with Iraq
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FP country rating - China
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