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Voters See Taliban Takeover, Border Crisis Fueling Terrorism Threat

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Survey of 963 Likely Voters by Rasmussen Reports

Sep 12-13, 2021

 

 

How likely is it that the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan will make the United States less safe – very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?

 

How likely is it that the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan will inspire Al Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorist organizations to attack the United States?

 

How likely is it that the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will provide overseas terrorists a base of operation for terrorism against Americans?

 

How likely is it that the billions of dollars of weapons and vehicles left behind by the US military in Afghanistan will be used against Americans?

 

How likely is it that tens of thousands of Afghan refugees being relocated to the United States will mean more terrorist violence here?

 

How much do you to trust the American media to cover any increase in terrorism in the US?

 

How likely is the reduction of immigration enforcement at the border to make the US less safe?

 

How likely is the reduction of immigration enforcement at the border to encourage Al Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorist organizations to attack the United States?

 

How likely is the millions of people crossing into the United States illegally through the southern border to increase violent crime?

 

How much do you trust the American media to report on violent crime resulting from reduced immigration enforcement at the southern border?

 

How likely is it that the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks will inspire more attacks by Al Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorist organizations?

 

How likely are local police departments to be staffed and funded sufficiently to anticipate, discover, and neutralize international terrorist threats?

 

How likely are public suggestions that police are systematically racist to impact local police departments’ ability to anticipate, discover, and neutralize international terrorist threats?

 

How likely are public suggestions that police should be defunded to impact local police departments’ ability to anticipate, discover, and neutralize international terrorist threats?