CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL
For release: Monday, June !, "#$
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'al( o( )&er*+ans Say ,-S- .oes No/ 'a0e a Res1ons*2*l*/y *n Ira3
June 20-22, 2014
50% of Americans think the U.S. does not have a responsii!it" to do somethin# aout the
recent vio!ence in $ra%, &hi!e fe&er ' 42% - think the U.S. does. (ore )epu!icans than
*emocrats or independents think the U.S. has a responsii!it" to do somethin# aout the
vio!ence, ut even amon# )epu!icans, 42% think that is not the U.S.+s responsii!it".
.oes ,-S- 'a0e Res1ons*2*l*/y /o .o So&e/4*n5 a2ou/ 6*olen+e *n Ira37
,ota! )eps *ems $nds
-es 42% 52% 4.% ./%
0o 50 42 51 55
Sti!!, the percenta#e that thinks the U.S. has a responsii!it" to address the vio!ence in $ra% is
hi#her than the percenta#es &ho thou#ht the U.S. had a responsii!it" in other recent
internationa! crises, such as those in Ukraine 1.2%2 and S"ria 123%2.
.oes /4e ,-S- 'a0e a Res1ons*2*l*/y /o do So&e/4*n5 )2ou/87
-es 0o
4io!ence in $ra% 10o&2 42% 50
)ussia and Ukraine 1.520142 .2% 31
,he fi#htin# in S"ria 165201.2 23% 37
41% of Americans think 8resident 9arack :ama+s response to the vio!ence in $ra% has een
aout ri#ht, ut 26% think he shou!d e doin# more 1inc!udin# a ma;orit" of )epu!icans2, and
22% think he shou!d e doin# !ess.
Pres- O2a&a9s Res1onse /o 6*olen+e *n Ira3
,ota! )eps *ems $nds
Shou!d do more 26% 5.% 1.% 26%
Shou!d do !ess 22 21 16 25
)i#ht amount 41 16 3. ./
Some e<pect there to e repercussions in the U.S. from the vio!ence in $ra%. 44% of Americans
think the threat of terrorism a#ainst the U.S. &i!! increase as a resu!t of the current vio!ence
there, ut more ' 50% - think it &i!! remain unchan#ed. (ost )epu!icans 130%2 think the
terrorism threat a#ainst the U.S. &i!! increase, &hi!e *emocrats and independents are more
doutfu!.
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T4e 6*olen+e *n Ira3 W*ll Cause /4e T4rea/ o( Terror*s& )5a*ns/ /4e ,-S- /o8
,ota! )eps *ems $nds
$ncrease 44% 30% .3% 42%
*ecrease . . . .
Sta" the same 50 .3 5/ 5.
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,his po!! &as conducted " te!ephone June 20-22, 2014 amon# 1,006 adu!ts nation&ide. *ata co!!ection
&as conducted on eha!f of >9S 0e&s and ,he 0e& -ork ,imes " SS)S of (edia, 8A. 8hone
numers &ere dia!ed from samp!es of oth standard !and-!ine and ce!! phones. ,he error due to samp!in#
for resu!ts ased on the entire samp!e cou!d e p!us or minus three percenta#e points. ,he error for
su#roups ma" e hi#her. $ntervie&s &ere conducted in ?n#!ish and Spanish. ,his po!! re!ease
conforms to the Standards of *isc!osure of the 0ationa! >ounci! on 8u!ic 8o!!s.
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CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL
June 20-22, 2014
Q15. Do you think the United States has a responsibility to do something about the violence in Iraq in hich
militants have taken control o! some areas o! the country" or doesn#t the United States have this responsibility$
% &'&() *+S,'-D+-&S %
&otal *ep Dem Ind
. . . .
US has responsibility /2 52 /0 01
US doesn#t have this responsibility 52 /2 51 55
Don#t kno3-o anser 1 4 4 5
Q15(. Do you think 6arack 'bama should be doing more to address the violence in Iraq" should be doing less
to address the violence in Iraq" or is he doing the right amount$
7ore 28 50 10 28
)ess 22 21 18 25
*ight amount /1 18 40 01
Don#t kno3-o anser 5 1 5 12
Q25. (s a result o! the recent violence in Iraq" do you think the threat o! terrorism against the United States ill
increase" decrease" or stay about the same$
Increase // 42 04 /2
Decrease 0 0 0 0
Stay about the same 52 04 51 50
Don#t kno3-o anser 2 % / 2
Unweig!e" Weig!e"
&otal *espondents 1"228
&otal *epublicans 240 2/2
&otal Democrats 008 000
&otal Independents /21 /0/
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