Concern That the U.S. Will Wait Too Long to Intervene in Iran
A majority (54%) of Americans say they are more concerned that the U.S. will take too long to act in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program than are concerned it will act too quickly.
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A majority (54%) of Americans say they are more concerned that the U.S. will take too long to act in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program than are concerned it will act too quickly.
About half of Americans (51%) say the U.S. should stay neutral if Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear facilities to prevent it from developing a weapon. Nearly four-in-ten (39%) say the U.S. should support Israel.
In 16 of 21 countries, majorities or pluralities approve of Obama’s international policies generally — but that number falls to 7 with respect to his handling of the Middle East.
In only one of 29 weeks studied did blogs, Twitter and YouTube share the same top story — a week in June 2009 focused on the Iranian protests.
Compared with the U.S. and Western Europe, Russians are far less concerned about the potential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran.
About one-third of the countries in the world — 64 nations — have high or very high restrictions on religion.
More than six-in-ten Americans approve of the U.S. negotiating directly with Iran over the issue of its nuclear program.
Six-in-ten Americans say it is more important to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons than avoiding military conflict.
Majorities or pluralities in 20 of 24 countries surveyed in the 2008 Pew Global Attitudes poll express unfavorable opinions of Iran.
Among the 47 countries in the latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey, nearly equal numbers named the United States as a top ally (19) as named it as the biggest threat (17).
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