Posted on 03/03/2005 10:54:04 PM PST by anymouse
WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first substantial shift of public opinion in the Muslim world since the beginning of the United States' global war on terrorism, more people in the world's largest Muslim country now favor American efforts against terrorism than oppose them. This is just one of many dramatic findings of a new nationwide poll in Indonesia released today.
"In a stunning turnaround of public opinion, support for Bin Laden and terrorism in the world's most populous Muslim nation has dropped significantly, while favorable views of the United States have increased," said Kenneth Ballen, President of Terror Free Tomorrow, which commissioned the poll. "The poll shows that the reason for this positive change is the American response to the tsunami," Ballen added.
Key Findings of the Poll:
* For the first time ever in a major Muslim nation, more people favor US-led efforts to fight terrorism than oppose them (40% to 36%).
Importantly, those who oppose US efforts against terrorism have declined by half, from 72% in 2003 to just 36% today.
* For the first time ever in a Muslim nation since 9/11, support for Osama Bin Laden has dropped significantly (58% favorable to just 23%).
* 65% of Indonesians now are more favorable to the United States because of the American response to the tsunami, with the highest percentage among people under 30.
* Indeed, 71% of the people who express confidence in Bin Laden are now more favorable to the United States because of American aid to tsunami victims.
The Terror Free Tomorrow poll was conducted in February by the leading Indonesian pollster, Lembaga Survei Indonesia, and surveyed 1,200 adults nationwide with a margin of error of ± 2.9 percentage points.
Complete poll results and graphics are available at http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org .
About Terror Free Tomorrow
Terror Free Tomorrow is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote a new strategic framework to defeat global terrorists by undermining the support base that empowers them. For more information, please see http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org. Terror Free Tomorrow has received endorsements from Senator John McCain, 9/11 Commission Chairs Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, and other prominent national security leaders.
CONTACT: Matthew Joseph of Terror Free Tomorrow, +1-301-229-3900, ext. 202, or mjoseph@terrorfreetomorrow.org.
Source: Terror Free Tomorrow
Non story, time to move on to Martha getting out of prison and Jacko trying to stay out.
Good News you won't find in the MSM.
Wow! This is amazing.
This is a remarkable turnaround, which proves the Bush is right and the Bush doctrine is working.
I am sure the MSM will make a strong effort and not even mention this.
That's a nice poll. No doubt Egypt's demand that Syria withdraw from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia's demand that Syria withdraw from Lebanon, the Afghan elections, the Iraqi elections, and the upcoming free elections in Togo and Lebanon support such a poll, too.
Gradually, everyone is coming around to President Bush's leadership.
20 years from now, liberals will claim that they supported spreading President Bush's freedom all along.
DU is saddend.
20 years from now, liberals will claim that they supported spreading President Bush's freedom all along.
LOL.
Perhaps as early as next election cycle... 2008.
You know, they voted for it, before they voted against it,
but then ended up "being" for it on the whole.
I guess America isn't as bad as the Media portrays us, huh?
If we were like the Media and the French portrays us, we should be converting and exterminating those who oppose us in those international polls. /sarc
"20 years from now, liberals will claim that they supported spreading President Bush's freedom all along."
Not at all, they will say that it would have happened regardless of who was president -- the real hero is Bin Laden, he started this road towards democracy -- and of course Chirac is a hero too.
If you think I am just making it up, read this:
Mideast Democracy: Thank Bin Laden
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1355641/posts
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant post!
All I can say is, WOW!
MAn is the Hand Of GOD on that man george bush? I mean seriously have anyone seen a turn of world events like what we are witnessing?
Why this news is buried deep in Yahoo Finance is a mystery to me.
Oh wait, never mind, I remember now...
FYI
Wouldn't want this one to slip by in the night unnoticed.
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