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Questions - Bin Laden - May 2-3, 2011

Bin Laden Death Hasn’t Raised Terrorism Fears in U.S.
86% Approve of Obama’s Decision to Kill bin Laden
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted May 2-3, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed news reports about the death of Osama bin Laden?

 

2* How would you rate the way President Obama handled the hunt for bin Laden…excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

 3* Do you approve or disapprove of the president’s decision authorizing the mission to kill Osama bin Laden?

 

4* Should the United States have tried harder to capture bin Laden so he could have been given a fair trial?

 

5* How likely is it that there will be another terrorist attack in the United States in the next year?

 

6* Is Al Qaeda stronger today than before the 9/11 attacks, weaker today than before the 9/11 attacks or are they about the same?

 

7* Will the death of Osama bin Laden help or hurt U.S. relations with the Muslim world, or will it have no impact on that relationship?

 

8* Was America changed forever by the attacks on September 11, 2001?

 

9* Since 9/11, has America changed for better or worse? Or has there been no change?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence