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September 11th: Looking Back and Ahead [Updated Oct. 8!]

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Now that things are starting to settle down, what sense can we make of the tragedy on September 11th? What's in store for the future? *New questions will be added as the situation unfolds.
Are you a resident of the New York City or Washington DC areas?
Yes
No
How much attention have you been paying to this event?
A lot
Quite a bit
Not much
None
How would you rate the media's coverage of the Sept. 11th attacks? Consider whether they behaved appropriately.
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
How did you feel as you watched the media's coverage of this event?
Fear/anxiety
Sadness/sympathy
Interested
Bored
Where did you obtain most of the coverage on this event?
Television
Radio
Newspapers/magazines
About equally from each source
An hour before this question was created, the U.S. has launched strikes on Afghanistan. Do you approve or disapove this action?
Approve
Disapprove
Not sure
How long do you think this war would last?
Less than a month
One to three months
Six months to a year
A year or more
Which nation(s) do you expect to assist the U.S. with MILITARY actions?
Northern Alliance
Canada
Great Britain
The whole NATO
Russia
Japan
Which of the following people would have best handled this situation if he were president now?
George W. Bush (current president)
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Al Gore
Who best handled their own job in response to the disaster?
President George W. Bush
Secretary of State Colin Powell
Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
What should be America's biggest worry in the next 12 months?
How to fight the new war
More terrorist attacks
Downturning economy
Other
Suppose that George W. Bush leads the nation to victory in this war, but fails to pull the nation out of recession. Would you re-elect him in 2004?
Yes
No
Will the Sept. 11th attacks cause the world to come closer to the U.S., or will it cause the U.S. to adopt a more isolationistic foreign policy?
Draw the world closer to the U.S.
Cause the U.S. to adopt a isolationistic foreign policy
Have little or no effect on the current foreign policy
What should be done with the ruined site of the World Trade Centre complex?
Build a park/memorial
Rebuild -- taller, grander than before
Rebuild according to the original plans
How likely is it that America will be able to capture Bin Laden?
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
This poll was created on 2001-10-05 22:53:04 by wan_2_3