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QI1A. 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.
QI1B. Of the remaining foreign policy problems the US is facing these days, please select the one that you feel is most important.
QI1C. Of the remaining foreign policy problems the US is facing these days, please select the one that you feel is most important.
QI1D. Of the remaining foreign policy problems the US is facing these days, please select the one that you feel is most important.
T1. Overall, how well do you think the US government is managing its foreign policy. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well.
T2A. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The situation with Iraq]
T2B. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The Israel-Palestinian conflict]
T2C. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Homeland security from terrorism]
T2D. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [International terrorism]
T2E. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The situation with North Korea]
T2F. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The spread of nuclear weapons]
T2G. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Global warming]
T2H. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [International trade]
IL1. Just based on what you know, do you think the world does or does not have a system of international law that says when it is legal for a country to use military force against another country?
IL2. Do you think the UN Security Council does or does not have the right to authorize the use of military force to prevent a country that does not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them?
IL3. Do you think that a country, without UN approval, does or does not have the right to use military force to prevent another country that does not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them?
IL4. Do you think that the US, without UN approval, does or does not have the right to use military force to prevent a country that does not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them?
IL5. Putting aside what you would favor the US doing, do you think the US would or would not have the right, without UN approval, to bomb a nuclear power plant in North Korea if it thought the North Koreans were using it to make nuclear weapons?
IL6. Putting aside what you would favor the US doing, do you think the US would or would not have the right, without UN approval, to invade Iraq to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons?
T2I. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The world AIDS epidemic]
T2J. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Tensions between India and Pakistan]
T2K. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [International drug trafficking]
T2L. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Promoting and defending human rights in other countries]
T2M. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Making the UN more effective]
T2N. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Promoting democracy in other countries]
T2O. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [World hunger]
T2P. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Making sure international trade benefits American workers]
T2Q. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [Promoting economic development in poor countries]
A1. Should the US government try to stop poor countries from producing generic AIDS drugs, or should the US government not get involved?
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?
IR2. Do you think the US should push for a Security Council vote to invade Iraq now, or do you think the UN should continue with the inspections?
IR3. Do you think that the fact that Iraq did not declare these weapons is or is not a good enough reason for the UN to authorize an invasion of Iraq?
IR4. As you may know the Bush administration has said that Iraq played an important role in the September 11th attacks. Would you say that you:
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
IR5. 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?
IR7. President Bush decides that the US will undertake an invasion of Iraq, even if the US has to do so on its own. Just based on this information, what do you think your attitude would be about this decision?
NK1. Do you think the US should or should not reassure North Korea by agreeing to the US and North Korea signing a formal declaration that they will not attack each other, provided that North Korea gives up its ability to develop nuclear weapons?
NK2. Do you think the US should or should not talk with North Korea at this time?
NK3. Do you think that if North Korea was confident that it would it not be attacked, it would be willing to forego having nuclear weapons?
NK4. South Korea in recent years has dramatically increased its economic and diplomatic engagement with North Korea. Do you think the US should encourage this policy, discourage this policy, or not take a position one way or the other?
NK5. Which of the following statements is closer to your point of view:
NK6. In 1994 the US and its allies and North Korea reached an agreement under which the North Koreans halted their nuclear program and allowed in international inspectors in exchange for shipments of food aid and energy assistance.
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