Zogby Interactive: Americans Say Debt to China More Serious Threat Than Terrorism
UTICA, New York - More than twice as many U.S. adults (58%) say that debt owed to China is a more serious threat to the long-term security and well-being of the U.S than is terrorism from radical Islamic terrorists (27%).
Interestingly there was little variation by party identification with a majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents all agreeing that the debt owed by the United States to China poses the greater threat. Opinion was consistent across all other major demographic and political sub-groups.
This question was asked in a Zogby Interactive survey of 2,068 U.S. adults conducted from Feb. 17-19, 2010. The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.2%. Here are the results:
When you think about the long-term security and well-being of the U.S., which of these do you believe is a more serious threat?
|
Overall |
DEM |
GOP |
IND |
|
| The debt owed by the United States to China |
58% |
57% |
61% |
59% |
| Terrorism from radical Islamists |
27% |
24% |
32% |
28% |
| Neither |
7% |
12% |
2% |
5% |
| Not sure |
8% |
8% |
4% |
8% |
Source:
Zogby Interactive: Americans Say Debt to China More Serious Threat Than Terrorism
zogby.com
Maybe Regnery Publishing should reissue Anthony Kubek’s “How the Far East Was Lost” (1963). It would be an eye-opener for most people who know only the Marxist-based historical accounts of World War II era in the Pacific taught to U.S. children today. Of course, how many people would or could actually read this lengthy, well-researched and well-documented book is another question.