National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 28-29, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

34% United States and its allies

29% Terrorists

31% Neither

6% Not sure

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

24% Better
37% Worse
30% Stay the same
8% Not sure

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

13% Better
57% Worse
20% Stay the same
10% 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?

28% Iran

18% North Korea

7% Pakistan

11% Afghanistan

4% Iraq

17% China

4% Russia

11% Not sure

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

45% Yes

36% No

19% Not sure

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