September 11, 2003

Abstract: (CPOD) Sept. 11, 2003 - Many Americans believe the war in Iraq has heightened the possibility of terrorist acts in the United States, according to a poll by ABC News. 48 per cent of respondents believe the current military effort in the Persian Gulf increases the risk of further attacks.

(CPOD) Sept. 11, 2003 - Many Americans believe the war in Iraq has heightened the possibility of terrorist acts in the United States, according to a poll by ABC News. 48 per cent of respondents believe the current military effort in the Persian Gulf increases the risk of further attacks.

President George W. Bush recently requested $87 billion U.S. from congress, to continue with the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 65 per cent of respondents consider both fronts as components of a single strategy against terrorism, a 12 per cent decrease since April.

Polling Data

In the long term, do you think having gone to war with Iraq will increase or decrease the risk of further terrorism in the United States?

	Sept. 2003	Apr. 2003
Increase	48%	29%
Decrease	40%	58%

Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war against terrorism, or as separate from the war against terrorism?

	Sept. 2003	Apr. 2003
Part of war on terrorism	65%	77%
Separate from war on terrorism	31%	22%

Source: ABC News
Methodology: Interviews to 1,004 American adults, conducted from Sept. 4 to Sept. 7, 2003. Margin of error is 3 per cent.