According to a recent poll done by the University of Maryland, Americans are more likely to support attacks against civilians than citizens of every other Muslim country except Nigeria. This poll challenges the popular belief that Islam is a religion of war and the United States is a nation of peace.
Percentage of population agreeing that “bombing and other attacks intentionally aimed at civilians” are “never justified:”
Pakistan: 86%
Bangladesh: 81%
Indonesia: 74%
United States: 46%
WASHINGTON - Those who think that Muslim countries and pro-terrorist attitudes go hand-in-hand might be shocked by new polling research: Americans are more approving of terrorist attacks against civilians than any major Muslim country except for Nigeria.
The survey, conducted in December 2006 by the University of Maryland’s prestigious Program on International Public Attitudes, shows that only 46 percent of Americans think that “bombing and other attacks intentionally aimed at civilians” are “never justified,” while 24 percent believe these attacks are “often or sometimes justified.”
Contrast those numbers with 2006 polling results from the world’s most-populous Muslim countries – Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria. Terror Free Tomorrow, the organization I lead, found that 74 percent of respondents in Indonesia agreed that terrorist attacks are “never justified”; in Pakistan, that figure was 86 percent; in Bangladesh, 81 percent.
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Thank you for publicising it.
The Silent Majority was not a myth, after all!
Is Daniel Pipes listening?
Unbelievable.
I wonder how many of those Americans are aware of the fact that intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime proscribed by the Geneva Conventions.
I agree wholeheartedly with the point, however, the way the question is worded negates the intention. People will easy surmise that any ‘foreigner’ hearing that question will misunderstand it, the way it starts with a positive assertion, and ends with a negative one, could confuse people. This is just too important of a perspective reference point that it exposes to people their own paradigms, which is something very easily justified by finding the simplest way out of logic that may contain wholes.
Could it that Americans think that way is because of what they had to do to defeat the Germans and Japanese in WW2, and concept of MAD during the cold war. Just a thought.
America did not have to use the bomb to defeat Japan btw. They were already retreating in the Pacific. It was a show of force to let the world know who was calling the shots post-war.
Polls are one thing. What people do in real life is another. See 9/11
See the war in Iraq.
this poll and you anti-american people’s empty heads are crap. Next thing you posters are going to say is Hitler was saving the jews from American’s future possible bombing of their cities. Spin away, spin doctors. Pffft
Next time a suicide bomber takes out a street side cafe in Israel
Or some other country decides to raise havoc on another.
Who does the world look to??????
About Japan they picked the fight, we ended it saving over 500,000 additional USA lives in the process, were they after peaceful coexistence, there purpose was to control the world
When the terrorists blowup a resort, dial 911 and see who answers.
I don’t see your people out on the front lines
The new bully on the block is Iran, North Korea. They have money to build war machines while there countries starve. So let’s sit back and throw stones at those who are willing to come forth and stand for freedom for all.
Then the world opinion says we can’t chase them into the hiding places, and destroy them…
We must grant them a sanctuary from which they can rain there terror on all.
This world has its value system all messed up, there are woman and children starving in many of the countries throughout the world while there leaders plunder there national wealth to bring down this nation.
There will come a time when only two nations will stand for the rights of man, the U.S.A. & Israel, Read your Bible, Koran, & Torah. It is all spelled out there
“I don’t see your people out on the front lines”
But behind all this is the HAND of Americans Govt. LeRoy Swenson Coolly Forgets that the Americans use these same so called terrorist as long as it suits them. Please don;t preach us about Right and wrong. First Set ur house alright and throw the stones at us.
The two nations that don;t follow as Human Rights will be USA and Israel. The less I say about these Nations will be better as they speak for them selves with their actions.
And Please stop saying the wealth is being Plundered … The very nations where OIL is being Plundered those rulers are surrogates of the USA. So stop sympathizing with those people. The OIL is Thicker then Human Blood. Why is Iraqi Oil more Precious to Americans than the Blood and Lives of Iraqis?
Who was Saddam? The puppet of Americans against Iran. And What saddam did to his people is No reason for Americans to Invade that country and Destory IT? Its does proves that America as such is Evil in Personification. A nation which elected the same BUSH who waged Illegal war.
And Who Are these Americans? A Bunch of Poor Pilgrims from European Continent;
Killed the Native Red Indians ; Occupied their Lands for Gold and Waged Wars against anyone who obstructs their Growth!
Hello, Do U know America Was ruled by the Following Presidents in Past 30 Years
1. Georges - The War Mongers
2. Clinton - A Sex Maniac
3. Reagan - A Film Actor
4. Nixon - A Liar
Nixon Lied and we had Water Gate
Carter Lied and we had Iran Gate
Regan Lied and we had Contra Gate
Clinton Lied and we had Monica Gate
Bushs Lied and we had Iraq Gate
What a Vibrant and Colorful Democracy ????? Thanks Allah We don’t have Such Jokers Ruling Us!
The US govt is the biggest terrorist for invading and plundering foreign nations And these very Americans citizens enjoy that Plundered Wealth and talk about being on RIGHT side… Beware Muslims - The New Niggers of America are Muslims. If it was not Natives , there were the Niggers(Pardon) and Then came the Communists … And Now its the turn of Muslims… Americans Need Punching BAGS ..
Beware Muslims - The Jews of 21st century are Muslims
Beware Muslims - The Hitler of 21st century is George W Bush
Oh American your democracy is compromised by fear and hatred.
All the Best
I guess the Americans who come on here to comment and rationalize bombing civilians don’t get the irony.
I find the poll hard to believe, Paul–so guess again. I’m an American and have never met anyone that supports that point of view. Anyone who does, is unAmerican in my opinion.
Javeed Ahmed M
I agree with your conclusion(S): Allah is a Joker
Semper Fi