Americans' Fear of Terrorism in U.S. Is Near Low Point

[jefferson_dem]

Americans' Fear of Terrorism in U.S. Is Near Low Point
Trust in U.S. government to protect citizens from terrorism remains subdued

by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' fear that a terrorist attack in the U.S. could be imminent has retreated from the high level Gallup recorded shortly after al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed at his hiding place in Pakistan on May 1. It is now on the low end of the range seen over the past decade.



Thirty-eight percent of Americans currently believe terrorist acts are very or somewhat likely to occur in the coming weeks, down from 62% in Gallup's May 2 poll, but similar to the 39% recorded in November 2009.

The latest reading is from a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Aug. 11-14, roughly a month prior to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, when nearly 3,000 were killed in hijacked plane attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center towers, as well as in a separate crash of a hijacked commercial jetliner in Pennsylvania.

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/149315/Americans-Fear-Terrorism-Near-Low-Point.aspx

[maddezmom]

1. I'm one of them. I fear mother nature more now much more.

:)

[marmar]

2. I never bought into that banquet of bullshit in the first place.

nt

[liberal N proud]

3. We don't have Rummy and Cheney out there telling us the Bogey man is coming

The fear machine is in the closet, waiting for the next republican regime to take over.

[Pholus]

4. Never been in fear, but definitely been sickened by our national response (TSA). nt

[mwb970]

5. Terrorists shmerrorists. The real enemy is right-wing extremists.

Like the Cylons, right-wing extremists look just like us but are not actually human. Talk about the "enemy within"! This is what we need to fear. No terrorist could ever undermine American democracy the way these awful republicans are doing. I weep for the future.

[treestar]

6. Trying to remember - what happened in 2005?

Rather odd spike there.