Excerpts: Global Views 2004 survey
www.ccfr.org/globalviews2004/sub/pdf/Global_Views_2004_US.pdf

The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations announces the release of its
"Global Views 2004" survey of American public opinion on foreign policy, the
ninth in a series conducted every four years since 1974. This special
edition of the study surveyed a nationally representative sample of the
public and a sample of foreign policy leaders.

In 2004, for the first time, The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations has
conducted its opinion survey of the general public through the Internet.
Knowledge Networks, Inc. (KN) administered the survey between July 6 and
July 12 to 1,195 American adults who had been randomly selected from KN's
respondent panel and answered questions on screens in their own homes. The
margin of sampling error is approximately 3 percentage
points.

IPSOS interviewed 450 leaders with foreign policy power, specialization, and
expertise. These included 100 Congressional members or their senior staff,
31 from the Senate and 69 from the House; 75 university administrators and
academics who teach in the area of international relations; 59 journalists
and editorial staff who handle international news; 41 administration
officials such assistant secretaries and other senior staff in various
agencies and offices dealing with foreign policy; 50 religious leaders; 38
senior business executives from Fortune 1000 corporations; 32 labor
presidents of the largest labor unions; 29 presidents of major private
foreign policy organizations; and 25 presidents of major special interest
groups relevant to foreign policy. For purposes of analysis, data for each
of the individual groups were also reviewed separately for comparisons among
them and with the leader sample as a whole as well as with the public. The
individuals interviewed (or their immediate superiors) hold key leadership
positions. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the inner circle of
foreign policy decision makers in the White House or the Department of
Defense. However, many of the interviewees exercise direct authority over
U.S. foreign policy, while others may affect policy indirectly, through
lobbying, expert writing and testimony, and contributions to public debate.

Public feeling about country/peoples 0 - 100 (50 =neutral)
Great Britain 70, Germany 58 Mexico 54 Israel 53
South Korea 49 France 47 China 44 Cuba 40
Muslim people 39 Saudi Arabia 37 North Korea 28

Percentage of the public who view each of the following as a "critical
threat" to U.S. vital interests.
39% Military conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors

Percentage who supports or opposes the use of troops in various
circumstance:
If Arab forces invaded Israel:
Public: Support 43% Oppose 52%
Leader: Support 64% Oppose 30%

Percentage who supports or opposes these measure to combat terrorism:

Making a major effort to be even-handed in the Israel-Palestinian conflict
Public: Support 64% Oppose 28%
Leader: Support 89% Oppose 8%

Assassination of individual terrorist leaders
Public: Support 68% Oppose 27%
Leader: Support 52% Oppose 41%