(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in the United States are split on whether their country is more secure now than eight years ago, according to a poll by Hart/McInturff released by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News. 29 per cent of respondents think the U.S. is more safe now than before 9/11, while 28 per cent believe it is less safe.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in the United States are split on whether their country is more secure now than eight years ago, according to a poll by Hart/McInturff released by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News. 29 per cent of respondents think the U.S. is more safe now than before 9/11, while 28 per cent believe it is less safe.
In addition, 40 per cent of respondents claim the U.S. is about as safe as it was before he 9/11 attacks took place.
Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked and crashed four airplanes in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people. In July 2004, the federal commission that investigated the events of 9/11 concluded that "none of the measures adopted by the U.S. government from 1998 to 2001 disturbed or even delayed the progress of the al-Qaeda plot" and pointed out government failures of "imagination, policy, capabilities, and management."
Earlier this month, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) issued its annual report, which stated: "Without state sponsors, terrorist groups would have greater difficulty obtaining the funds, weapons, materials and secure areas they require to plan and conduct operations. (…) The United States will continue to insist that (…) countries end the support they give to terrorist groups."
Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria are listed in the report as state sponsors of terrorism.
Polling Data
Do you think that, as a country, we are more safe, about as safe, or less safe than we were before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001?
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Apr. 2009 |
Jul. 2007 |
|
|
More safe |
29% |
34% |
|
About as safe |
40% |
27% |
|
Less safe |
28% |
37% |
|
Unsure |
3% |
2% |
Source: Hart/McInturff / Wall Street Journal / NBC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 American adults, conducted from Apr. 23 to Apr. 26, 2009. Margin of error is 4.4 per cent.
