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Questions - Military War & Terrorism - January 27, 2011

80% Say Terrorists Are Bigger Threat to U.S. Than Traditional Wars

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted on January 27, 2011

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Which is the bigger threat to the United States, traditional wars or terrorists?

2* Some people believe that our military is designed to fight traditional wars and that we could reduce the number of soldiers by focusing more strategically on fighting terrorists. Could we improve our national security by reducing the number of soldiers in uniform and focusing more strategically on fighting terrorists?

 

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