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    We the People, in order to form a more perfect foreign policy ...
    Results from discontinued surveys conducted before Jan. 1, 2009.


    New: "Is Gov. Palin Ready for Primetime?"

    [Avg.: 1=Strongly Disagree, 5=Strongly Agree]

  • Now that Gov. Palin has met Henry Kissinger she is fully qualified to sell out U.S. interests.       1.95
  • Seriously, Gov. Palin is a true maverick and will buck the foreign policy establishment.       3.83
  • Unlike Joe Biden, Gov. Palin has all synapses firing in her gray matter.        4.48
  • We will never know why Kim Jong-Il melted down but it probably had something to do with Gov. Palin.       2.29
  • Barack Obama has more 'gravitas' than that air head Gov. Palin.       1.49
  • Vladimir Putin is pulling for Obama/Biden.       4.60
  • Hu Jintao and the CCP are pulling for Obama/Biden.       4.58

  • "Crises the 44th president should be prepared to handle:"

    [Avg.: 1=Very Likely/Significant . . .3=Important . . . 5=Off the Radar]

  • China engineers a test of U.S. support for Taiwan.                                     1.89
  • Iran's nuke program declared near the point of no return.                        1.33
  • Russia and China each increase control over world's oil resources.       1.83
  • Crisis in Pakistan's tribal border region destabilizes a nuclear state's weak government.                                                                                                               1.94
  • Long-awaited implosion in N. Korea precipitates a crisis among U.S., China, Russia and Japan.                                                                                                    2.30

  • " Iran is cruising for a bruising as even the Europeans agree. Rate the effectiveness of each of the following U.S. responses: "

    [Avg.: 1=Least Effective, 5=Most Effective]

  • Hit Iran's strategic sites with bunker-buster bombs.       4.25
  • Let Israel do the above.       3.27
  • Isolate regime with new sanctions and 'support' the people.       2.87
  • Launch covert operations to undermine the regime.       3.56
  • Do nothing. Time is on our side.       1.42
  • Send in Jimmy Carter.       1.17

  • "As president, Barack Obama would:"

    [Avg.: 1=Strongly Disagree, 5=Strongly Agree]

  • Meet Iraq president and expedite withdrawal of U.S. troops.       3.66
  • Withdraw troops in fits and starts based on polling data.       3.77
  • Set stage for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad invite to Camp David by telling him U.S. will not attack.        3.71
  • Endorse Hugo Chavez policies and flood U.S. with cheap Citgo gas.       3.06
  • Let Russia and China do what they want in return for a stable supply of oil.       3.52
  • Delegate foreign policy to the Clinton/Carter braintrust.       3.61
  • Appoint Hillary as the first U.S. Ambassador to N. Korea.       2.62

  • "Gut Check on the Iraq War"

    [Avg.: 1=Strongly Disagree, 5=Strongly Agree]

  • History will say the War transformed a dysfunctional region.       3.55
  • U.S. had no business intervening beyond normal diplomacy.       2.02
  • U.S. meant well, but Iran will ultimately control the region.       2.52
  • U.S. meant well, but China will ultimately control the region.       2.08
  • Reduce troop levels, smoke the terrorists with covert ops.       2.47
  • The media/bureaucracy complex undermined the war effort.       4.26

  • "Rank the 2008 presidential candidates in terms of the threat each would pose to U.S. national security. "

    [Avg.: 1=Minimum, 5=Maximum Threat]

  • Barack Obama        4.62
  • Hillary Clinton       4.32
  • John McCain       1.98
  • Mike Huckabee       2.49
  • Ralph Nader       4.11

  • "Saving the United States From Future Presidents"

    Are any of the candidates equal to the challenges facing the United States in 2009? Is the current horse race/coronation distracting the nation's attention from issues critical to its survival? What can be done? — Click Here

    [Avg.: 1=Bad Idea, 3=This Could Work, 5=Excellent]

  • Hold media debates among potential National Security Adviors       2.47
  • Voters (shareholders) elect directors to keep Pres. on track       2.01
  • Downplay conventions, hold nat'l summit on economy, security       3.03
  • H.S. grads must pass test on current events, U.S. history       4.56
  • End Big Media's grip on political power; Go Online       4.41

  • 2007 Surveys

    "Who should have the primary role in deciding U.S. foreign policy?"

  • The State Dept.:   10.3%
  • Public Opinion:   6.2%
  • The President:   83.5%

  • "How National Intelligence Estimates are made"

    [Avg.: 1=Most Likely Explanation, 5=Least Likely Explanation]

  • Intel chiefs meet and can't leave before signing off on one.       2.77
  • Same as above but whole thing is scripted by the State Dept.       2.47
  • Same as above but it's not final til the focus group OKs it.       2.91
  • Same as above, but since Rummy left the NIEs have gone limp.       2.37
  • Used to be that way, but now, alcohol and darts are involved.       3.21
  • Oh, why the NIEs? So the bad guys won't know our thinking.       2.93

  • "Rank the 2008 presidential candidates in terms of the threat each would pose to U.S. national security. "

    [Avg.: 1=Minimum, 5=Maximum Threat]

  • Hillary Clinton       4.31
  • Barack Obama       4.49
  • John Edwards       4.46
  • Fred Thompson       2.02
  • Rudy Giuliani       1.80
  • Mitt Romney       1.97

  • " What is Kim Jong-Il Thinking? "

    [Avg.: 1 = No Way He's Thinking That, 2 = Reasonable Assumption, 3 = I Would Bet on it]

  • If I cave on nukes, I can force a remake of 'Team America'.       1.89
  • I'll make "peace", leave this hellhole and run it by email.       1.82
  • I've got the world on a string. Wait til I get nanotech!       2.27
  • I've got issues: God exists and I'm about to die.       1.59
  • Forget Jimmy and Madeleine. Does Condi Rice like cognac?.       2.14

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