National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 29-30, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

42% United States and its allies

25% Terrorists

26% Neither

7% Not sure

2* Over the next six months, will the situation in Iraq get better or worse?

28% Better
39% Worse
25% Stay the same
8% Not sure

3* Over the next six months will the situation in Afghanistan get better or worse?

19% Better
55% Worse
18% Stay the same
8% Not sure

4* Which country is a bigger threat to the National Security of the United States…..Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, China or Russia?

22% Iran

25% North Korea

8% Pakistan

6% Afghanistan

4% Iraq

17% China

5% Russia

13% Not sure

5* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

41% Yes

41% No

18% Not sure

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