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July 2009 Poll #2
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July 2009 Poll #1
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Do you agree with the attempt by Congress to buy more F-22 Raptor fighters despite the Obama administration's plans to end the program?
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Yes
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67%
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No
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30%
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Undecided
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3%
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Total votes: 102
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Is recent criticism of the V-22 Osprey's safety record justified considering its only crashes occurred more than 9 years ago?
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Yes
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17%
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No
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75%
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Undecided
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8%
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Total votes: 96
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Comment: This effort is likely too little too late. Nonetheless, the scale of Obama's mistake is so
enormous that every effort should be made.
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Comment: Criticisms of the V-22 have long been inspired more by political bickering than reasoned
facts about its performance.
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June 2009 Poll #2
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June 2009 Poll #1
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After the fatal crash over the Atlantic and 8 previous related incidents implicating its flight control and airspeed data system, should the A330 be grounded?
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Yes
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63%
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No
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28%
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Undecided
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9%
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Total votes: 103
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Should South Korea, the United States, and Japan mobilize for a possible war against North Korea?
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Yes
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57%
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No
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33%
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Undecided
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10%
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Total votes: 116
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Comment: Grounding is probably premature, but Airbus clearly has its work cut out to correct this
aircraft's disturbing flaws.
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Comment: A war on the Korean peninsula would likely be a scene of destruction the likes of which
have not been seen since World War II. No side seems likely to desire that.
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May 2009 Poll #2
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May 2009 Poll #1
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Should the US purchase more C-17 Globemaster III transport planes?
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Yes
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73%
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No
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22%
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Undecided
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5%
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Total votes: 109
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Comment: The US Air Force has said it didn't need any more C-17s years ago yet the political pork
just keeps flowing. This wasteful spending could go toward much more critical defense needs such as
another squadron of F-22s.
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Comment: These results aside, it appears the Rafale may have a huge advantage after a cozy deal
negotiated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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