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April 2003 Poll #2
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April 2003 Poll #1
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Do you think terrorism against the US will increase because of the war in Iraq?
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Yes
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58%
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No
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36%
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Undecided
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7%
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Total votes: 120
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Has the conflict in Iraq made you less willing to fly on commercial airlines?
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Yes
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16%
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No
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82%
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Undecided
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2%
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Total votes: 94
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How long do you think the conflict in Iraq will last before the Hussein regime is overthrown?
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1 month
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41%
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3 months
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31%
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6 months
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9%
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1 year
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3%
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>1 year
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8%
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Never happen
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5%
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Undecided
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4%
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Total votes: 113
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Comment: While it remains to be seen how the war in Iraq and the continuing presence of US troops in
the region will affect anti-American sentiments, it seems somewhat unlikely that terrorists would be
affected one way or the other. They will likely continue their acts no matter what their presumed enemies
do.
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Comment: With most of Iraq now liberated and the last holdouts in Tikrit on the verge of being
overrun, it would appear that the conflict should be over in about four weeks. Therefore, those who voted
for one month appear to be the most prescient of respondents. The ones we really have to wonder about are
those six who felt that the regime would never fall. What news channel were they watching?!
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March 2003 Poll #2
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March 2003 Poll #1
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Did Boeing make the right decision when development of the Sonic Cruiser was cancelled?
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Yes
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38%
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No
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56%
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Undecided
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6%
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Total votes: 133
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Is Iraq providing enough cooperation with weapons inspectors to make war unnecessary?
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Yes
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32%
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No
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61%
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Undecided
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6%
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Total votes: 158
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Comment: Boeing really did a lousy job of public relations in the series of events that led from the
747X to the Sonic Cruiser to the 7E7. As a result, the company looks
rather unfocused and confused these days. But politics aside, the Sonic Cruiser was probably not a very
feasible project, and the odds that it would work as advertised were slim. The 7E7 sounds like a far more
realistic and attractive alternative, so hopefully this project will renew Boeing's status in the airliner
marketplace.
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Comment: These results seem pretty consistent with national US polls on the subject, with those
skeptical of Iraq's compliance with weapons inspectors holding a nearly 2-to-1 advantage.
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February 2003 Poll #2
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February 2003 Poll #1
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Has the US presented a sufficiently convincing case for the need to use force against Iraq?
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Yes
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54%
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No
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42%
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Undecided
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4%
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Total votes: 221
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Following the destruction of the Columbia, do you believe the Space Shuttle fleet should be retired?
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Yes
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37%
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No
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59%
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Undecided
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4%
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Total votes: 158
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Comment: Although we are pleased that the Yeas took the day, the voting shouldn't have been nearly
this close! Pres. Bush's State of the Union address and Colin Powell's presentation at the UN provided
damning evidence to condemn Iraq's compliance with disarmament agreements signed 12 years ago. We are
simply amazed at those naysayers, particularly within Europe, who would rather stick their heads in the
sand and pretend the problem did not exist.
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Comment: This one ended up closer than we had expected since most of our visitors tend to be
diehard supporters of the Shuttle program. But the loss of Columbia does raise a number of troubling
questions about the Shuttle fleet and NASA's ability to maintain safety and reliability.
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