Americans pessimitic about war against terrorism

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[So the yankees are pessimistic. Can't imagine why. Can it be that
even the US public is alarmed to discover what they have given the
cookie jar to a complete half-wit and his criminal handlers?]

The Times of India - May 31, 2002
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_ID=11539790


Americans pessimitic about war against terrorism

NEW YORK, May 31 (PTI)--Americans are increasingly pessimistic about
the war against terrorism following revelations about intelligence
failure on warnings of terror attacks.

Only four in 10 Americans believe the US and its allies are winning
the war against terrorism, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll.

In January, when headlines focussed on military successes on the
battlefield in Afghanistan, two-thirds of those polled felt the
nation was winning the war.

The number has declined steadily since. Now, 35 per cent say neither
side is winning the war, and 15 per cent say the terrorists are
winning, the survey reported by the USA Today said.

The numbers aren't surprising given that Americans have been "beaten
over the head" with warnings in recent weeks, Frank Newport,
editor-in-chief of The Gallup poll said.

Analysts say public opinion also has been influenced by reports of
intelligence failures before September 11.

"If you add all of the attention given to the failures of the FBI and
intelligence communities prior to September 11, it's no wonder the
public doesn't feel as if we're winning this war," Mann said.

Despite the growing pessimism, President Bush's job approval rating
remained steady at 77 per cent.

"It's not that Americans are suddenly saying Bush has failed. It's
that people are being reminded that there's this gigantic problem of
terrorism out there," Newport says.

 
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