Proof that Americans have lost their minds, if not their souls. Robert wrote: > Zogby: Majority Favor Strikes on Iran > > Monday, October 29, 2007 9:47 PM > > > > > > A majority of likely voters - 52 percent - would support a U.S. military > strike to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, and 53 percent believe > it is likely that the U.S. will be involved in a military strike against Iran > before the next presidential election, a new Zogby America telephone poll > shows. > The survey results come at a time of increasing U.S. scrutiny of Iran. > According to reports from the Associated Press, earlier this month Secretary > of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran of "lying" about the aim of its > nuclear program and Vice President Dick Cheney has raised the prospect of > "serious consequences" if the U.S. were to discover Iran was attempting to > devolop a nuclear weapon. Last week, the Bush administration also announced > new sanctions against Iran. > Democrats (63 percent) are most likely to believe a U.S. military strike > against Iran could take place in the relatively near future, but independents > (51 percent) and Republicans (44 percent) are less likely to agree. > Republicans, however, are much more likely to be supportive of a strike (71 > percent), than Democrats (41 percent) or independents (44 percent). Younger > likely voters are more likely than those who are older to say a strike is > likely to happen before the election and women (58 percent) are more likely > than men (48 percent) to say the same – but there is little difference in > support for a U.S. strike against Iran among these groups. > When asked which presidential candidate would be best equipped to deal with > Iran – regardless of whether or not they expected the U.S. to attack Iran – > 21 percent would most like to see New York U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton leading > the country, while 15 percent would prefer former New York mayor Rudy > Giuliani and 14 percent would want Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain in charge. > Another 10 percent said Illinois Sen. Barack Obama would be best equipped to > deal with Iran, while Republican Fred Thompson (5 percent), Democrat John > Edwards (4 percent) and Republican Mitt Romney (3 percent) were less likely > to be viewed as the best leaders to help the U.S. deal with Iran. The > telephone poll of 1,028 likely voters nationwide was conducted Oct. 24-27, > 2007 and carries a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points. > Clinton leads strongly among Democrats on the issue, with 35 percent saying > she is best equipped to deal with Iran, while 17 percent would prefer Obama > and 7 percent view John Edwards as the best choice. Giuliani is the top > choice of Republicans (28 percent), followed by McCain (21 percent) and Fred > Thompson (9 percent). One in five independents chose Clinton (21 percent) > over McCain (16 percent) and Giuliani (11 percent). Clinton was the top > choice among women (24 percent), while 14 percent would be more confident > with Giuliani in the White House and 11 percent would prefer McCain. Men > slightly prefer McCain (18 percent) to Clinton (17 percent) on this issue, > while 15 percent said Giuliani is best equipped to deal with Iran. The survey > also shows there is a significant amount of uncertainty if any of the long > list of declared candidates would be best equipped to deal the Iran – 19 > percent overall said they weren’t sure which candidate to choose. > There is considerable division about when a strike on Iran should take place > – if at all. Twenty-eight percent believe the U.S. should wait to strike > until after the next president is in office while 23 percent would favor a > strike before the end of President Bush’s term. Another 29 percent said the > U.S. should not attack Iran, and 20 percent were unsure. The view that Iran > should not be attacked by the U.S. is strongest among Democrats (37 percent) > and independents, but fewer than half as many Republicans (15 percent) feel > the same. But Republicans are also more likely to be uncertain on the issue > (28 percent). > As the possibility the U.S. my strike Iran captures headlines around the > world, many have given thought to the possibility of an attack at home. Two > in three (68 percent) believe it is likely that the U.S. will suffer another > significant terrorist attack on U.S. soil comparable to the attacks of Sept. > 11, 2001 – of those, 27 percent believe such an attack is very likely. Nearly > one in three (31 percent) believe the next significant attack will occur > between one and three years from now, 22 percent said they believe the next > attack is between three and five years away, and 15 percent said they don’t > think the U.S. will be attacked on U.S. soil for at least five years or > longer. Just 9 percent believe a significant terrorist attack will take place > in the U.S. before the next presidential election. > © 2007 All Rights Reserved. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
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