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| Faith in military campaign high, but gov't not sharing enough info on home front |
| 2001-10-27 |
Public confidence in the U.S.-led military campaign abroad remains at a record high, according to a new NEWSWEEK poll, but Americans have less faith in the government’s efforts to fight terrorism on the homefront. While three-quarters of Americans polled agree that President George Bush’s Administration has a well-thought-out plan for using military force overseas to fight terrorism, less than half (48 percent) feel the same about the government’s handling of biological and other terrorist threats within the United States. ONLY 43 PERCENT say the Bush Administration has been sharing enough reliable information with the public about anthrax and other potential terrorist threats. About one-third (30 percent) say government officials are not releasing the right information because they don’t know themselves, while 23 percent say important information is purposely being withheld to try to avoid panic or overreaction. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |