Serbia/Yugoslavia (4)

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Serbia/Yugoslavia (4)
All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

June 1999 polls
May 1999 polls
April 1999 polls
Feb.-March 1999 polls -- see below

Polls listed chronologically.

*Gallup/CNN/USA Today* Poll**. Latest: March 30-31, 1999. N=1,078 adults nationwide.
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"Next we have a few questions about the situation in the Kosovo region of Yugoslavia -- the area that has been in the news recently. As you may know, last week, the military alliance of Western countries called NATO launched air and missile attacks against Serbian military targets in Yugoslavia. Do you favor or oppose the United States being a part of that military action?"
		%
	Favor	53
	Oppose	41
	No opinion	6
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"Do you believe the United States, through its participation in the current NATO air attacks, will or will not accomplish its objectives in Kosovo?"
		3/30-31	3/25
		%	%
	Will	41	44
	Will not	47	40
	Has no objectives (vol.)	1	2
	No opinion	11	14
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"How confident are you in President Clinton's ability to handle the situation in Kosovo: very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"
		%
	Very confident	27
	Somewhat confident	39
	Not too confident	20
	Not at all confident	13
	No opinion	1
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"If the current NATO air and missile strikes are not effective in achieving the United States' objectives in Kosovo, would you favor or oppose President Clinton sending U.S. ground troops into the region, along with troops from other NATO countries?"
		%
	Favor	39
	Oppose	57
	No opinion	4
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"From what you've head or read, do you think the current NATO military action in Yugoslavia has made the situation in that region better or worse?"
		%
	Better	22
	Worse	64
	No difference (vol.)	6
	No opinion	8
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"Looking ahead to when the current NATO military action in Yugoslavia has ended, do you think it will have made the situation in that region better or worse?"
		%
	Better	53
	Worse	36
	No difference (vol.)	5
	No opinion	6

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. Latest: March 28-30, 1999. N=939 adults nationwide.
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		3/28-30	3/26-28	3/26	3/23	3/11-14
		%	%	%	%	%
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling the situation in Kosovo?"
	Approve	54	51	51	48
	Disapprove	30	31	32	39
	No opinion	16	17	17	12
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"Do you think America's vital interests are at stake in the situation involving Kosovo, or not?"
	Yes	47	42	39	41	27
	No	42	44	51	54	57
	No opinion	11	14	10	5	15
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"Would you consider the airstrikes against Serbia to be successful or unsuccessful if the bombing seriously damages Serbia’s military strength but the killing of civilians in Kosovo continues?"
	Successful	36	33
	Unsuccessful	45	48
	Neither/Both (vol.)	5	5
	No opinion	14	13

CBS News Poll. March 28, 1999. N=793 adults nationwide.
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		3/28/99	3/24/99
		%	%
"NATO began bombing Serbian military targets because Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to agree to a NATO plan to end his attacks against Kosovo. Do you think NATO airstrikes will be successful in stopping Serb attacks against Kosovo, or not?"
	Yes	40
	No	43
	Don't know/No answer	17
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"Russian President Boris Yeltsin is opposed to the United States and NATO airstrikes against Serbia. Do you think the U.S. and NATO airstrikes will seriously damage United States relations with Russia, or not?"
	Will seriously damage	36	32
	Will damage, but not seriously (vol.)	7	10
	Will not damage	48	49
	Don't know/No answer	9	9
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"China is opposed to the United States and NATO airstrikes against Yugoslavia. Do you think the U.S. and NATO airstrikes will seriously damage United States relations with China, or not?"
	Will seriously damage	32
	Will damage, but not seriously (vol.)	3
	Will not damage	50
	Don't know/No answer	15
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"Do you think the United States should or should not be the primary peacekeeper for the world?"
	Should	31
	Should not	61
	Don't know/No answer	8
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"How long do you think the United States and NATO airstrikes in Yugoslavia will continue: for another few days, for another week or two, for another month or two, or longer than that?"
	Few days	7
	Week or two	32
	Month or two	24
	Longer than that	22
	Don't know/No answer	15
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"How likely is it that the United States will get bogged down in Yugoslavia's domestic turmoil for the foreseeable future: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?"
	Very likely	26
	Somewhat likely	47
	Not too likely	14
	Not at all likely	5
	Don't know/No answer	8
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"How likely is it that the situation in Kosovo will become a more widespread war in neighboring countries and other parts of Europe: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?"
	Very likely	14
	Somewhat likely	40
	Not too likely	29
	Not at all likely	9
	Don't know/No answer	8

Pew Research Center Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Assoc. March 24-28, 1999. N=1,488 adults nationwide.
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"There's been some talk about sending 4,000 U.S. troops, as part of a NATO peacekeeping force of about 30,000 troops, to help secure peace in Kosovo, Serbia. Do you approve or disapprove of sending U.S. troops to Kosovo?"
		%
	Approve	44
	Disapprove	49
	Don't know/Refused	7
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Form 2, asked 3/25-28: "Here are some reasons being given for launching U.S. airstrikes to help secure peace in Kosovo, Serbia. For each one, please tell me whether, in your opinion, it is a very important reason, a somewhat important reason, a not too important reason, or not at all important reason for launching U.S. airstrikes. How about [see below]? Is this a very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important reason for launching U.S. airstrikes?"
		Very Impor- tant	Some- what Impor- tant	Not Too Impor- tant	Not At All Impor- tant	Don't Know/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	"To prevent a larger war involving other countries in that part of Europe"
		57	25	8	6	4
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	"To prevent the killing of innocent citizens in Kosovo"
		70	19	4	5	2
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	"To prevent starvation and a major refugee problem in that region"
		55	27	9	6	3

ABC News Poll. Latest: March 26, 1999. N=518 adults nationwide.
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"Do you feel you have a good basic understanding of the conflict involving Serbia and Kosovo, or would you say you really don't know that much about it?"
		%
	Understand	49
	Don't know much	50
	No opinion	1
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"There have been reports that, since the bombing began, Serbian forces have increased their attacks on civilians in Kosovo. Does this development make you more likely to support the airstrikes against Serbia, more likely to oppose the airstrikes, or what?"
		%
	Support	57
	Oppose	29
	No difference (vol.)	9
	No opinion	5
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"Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement: It would be worth the loss of some American soldiers' lives if the United States could help bring peace to Kosovo."
		3/26/99	3/23/99
		%	%
	Agree	45	37
	Disagree	49	59
	No opinion	6	4

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners. March 25, 1999. N=1,049 adults nationwide.
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		ALL	Repub- licans	Indepen- dents	Demo- crats
		%	%	%	%
"Who do you trust more on issues of foreign policy: President Clinton or the Republicans in Congress?"
	President Clinton	47	15	44	73
	Republicans in Congress	36	76	36	12
	Not sure	17	9	20	15
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the NATO airstrikes against Serbian targets in Yugoslavia and Kosovo?"
	Approve	44	35	41	52
	Disapprove	40	51	43	29
	Not sure	16	14	16	19
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"If the Yugoslav government signs a peace agreement in Kosovo, would you favor or oppose sending in U.S. and NATO peacekeeping forces to enforce it?"
	Favor	59	53	58	66
	Oppose	34	44	35	26
	Not sure	7	3	7	8

The Los Angeles Times Poll. March 25, 1999. N=544 adults nationwide.
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		ALL	Men	Women
		%	%	%
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling the situation in Kosovo?"
	Approve	51	46	55
	Disapprove	31	35	27
	Don't know	18	19	18
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"Do you think President Clinton has done an excellent job explaining why he sent American military forces to be part of the NATO air operation in Kosovo, or do you think he has done a good job, or only a fair job, or do you think he has done a poor job explaining why he sent American troops to be part of the NATO air operation in Kosovo?"
	Excellent/Good	48	48	48
	Fair/Poor	44	47	41
	Don't know	8	5	11
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"Do you trust President Clinton and his advisors to make the right decision about launching airstrikes on Kosovo, or not?"
	Trust them	59	54	64
	Do not	35	39	31
	Don't know	6	7	5
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to send American military troops to be part of the NATO air operation against the Serbs?"
	Approve	53	54	52
	Disapprove	43	44	42
	Don't know	4	2	6
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"Do you think the U.S. action in Kosovo is morally justified, or not?"
	Is justified	56	64	49
	Is not	28	23	32
	Don't know	16	13	19
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"Do you think it's worth risking the lives of American soldiers in order to demonstrate that Serbia should not get away with killing and forcing people from their homes, or not?"
	Worth it	54	61	48
	Not worth it	38	34	42
	Don't know	8	5	10
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"Do you think that if the fighting is not stopped in Kosovo there is a chance war will spread to the neighboring Balkan countries and into Europe, or not?"
	Yes	66	64	68
	No	19	23	15
	Don't know	15	13	17
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"President Clinton has said that the NATO strikes have three objectives: To demonstrate the seriousness of NATO's opposition to aggression and its support for peace; to deter Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian leader, from escalating his attacks on civilians by imposing a military price for those attacks; and to damage Serbia's capacity to wage war in the future. Overall, do you think these are excellent, good, not so good or poor arguments in support of the U.S. and NATO's military forces launching airstrikes on Kosovo?"
	Excellent/Good	67	69	65
	Not so good/Poor	29	28	30
	Don't know	4	3	5
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"Another argument made by President Clinton is that it is the responsibility of the U.S. and NATO allies to stop the Serbs from their systematic campaign to kill or force ethnic Albanians from their homes. Do you think that's an excellent, good, not so good or poor argument in support of the U.S. and NATO's decision to launch airstrikes in Kosovo?"
	Excellent/Good	66	68	65
	Not so good/Poor	29	28	29
	Don't know	5	4	6
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"The U.S. and its NATO allies are using airstrikes and not ground troops against the Serbians in Kosovo. If the airstrikes are not successful in forcing the Serbians to accept a U.S.-sponsored peace deal, would you favor or oppose putting American ground troops in Kosovo?"
	Favor	29	29	28
	Oppose	64	68	61
	Don't know	7	3	11
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"Would you favor or oppose American ground troops acting as part of a NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo once a cease-fire is reached?"
	Favor	68	71	67
	Oppose	26	27	24
	Don't know	6	2	9
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"Do you think the airstrikes now underway are likely to make Milosevic sign a peace agreement or are the airstrikes more likely to strengthen his resolve to continue fighting?"
	Sign peace agreement	36	38	35
	Continue fighting	45	49	42
	Don't know	19	13	23
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"Russia and China both opposed the U.S. and NATO airstrikes on Kosovo. Do you think this disagreement has the potential to cause permanent damage to their relationships with the U.S., or is it just a temporary disagreement over policy issues?"
	Permanent	27	25	29
	Temporary	66	71	60
	Don't know	7	4	11
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"Do you think that the United States has the responsibility to play the role of 'world policeman,' that is, to fight violations of international law and aggression wherever they occur?"
	Yes	38	44	32
	No	53	49	57
	Don't know	9	7	11

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 24-25, 1999. N=900 registered voters nationwide.
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"If it could bring peace, do you think the United States' involvement in a war in Kosovo is worth the loss of a few American soldiers’ lives; many, if necessary; or no American soldiers’ lives?"
		ALL	Men	Women
		%	%	%
	A few	26	29	24
	Many	7	13	3
	None	56	47	62
	Not sure	11	11	11

*Gallup/CNN/USA Today* Poll**. Latest: March 25, 1999. N=675 adults nationwide.
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"Tonight we have some questions about the situation in the Kosovo region of Yugoslavia. As you may know, yesterday, the military alliance of Western countries called NATO launched air and missile attacks against Serbian military targets in Yugoslavia. Do you favor or oppose the United States being a part of that military action?"
		%
	Favor	50
	Oppose	39
	No opinion	11
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Clinton is handling the situation in Kosovo?"
		%
	Approve	58
	Disapprove	32
	No opinion	10
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"Do you think the United States needs to be involved in Kosovo in order to protect its own interests, or don't you think so?"
		3/25/99	3/19-21/99	2/19-21/99
		%	%	%
	Needs to be	43	42	37
	Don't think so	50	50	55
	No opinion	7	8	8
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"Do you think the United States has a moral obligation to help keep the peace in Kosovo, or not?"
		3/25/99	3/19-21/99	2/19-21/99
		%	%	%
	Does have	64	58	52
	Does not	32	37	43
	No opinion	4	5	5
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"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the explanation Clinton has given for U.S. military involvement in the Kosovo crisis?"
		%
	Satisfied	49
	Dissatisfied	28
	Haven't heard explanation (vol.)	19
	No opinion	4
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"Overall, do you trust Bill Clinton as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, or not?"
		%
	Yes	60
	No	37
	No opinion	3
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"Do you believe the United States, through its participation in the current NATO attack, will or will not accomplish its objectives in Kosovo?"
		%
	Will	44
	Will not	40
	Has no objectives (vol.)	2
	No opinion	14
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"Now that the United States has taken military action with NATO against the Serbs, do you think the fighting will continue for just a few days, a matter of weeks, several months, or a year or more?"
		%
	Days	16
	Weeks	32
	Months	31
	A year or more	14
	No opinion	7
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"If the current NATO air and missile strikes are not effective in achieving the United States' objectives in Kosovo, would you favor or oppose President Clinton sending U.S. ground troops into the region to stop the Serbian attacks on Kosovo?"
		%
	Favor	31
	Oppose	65
	No opinion	4

CBS News Poll. March 24, 1999. N=527 adults nationwide.
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		ALL	Men	Women
		%	%	%
"Do you favor or oppose the United States and NATO conducting airstrikes against Serbia?"
	Favor	50	57	44
	Oppose	30	30	29
	Don't know/No answer	20	13	27
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"How important to the interests of the United States is what happens in Serbia and Kosovo: very important, somewhat important, or not very important?"
	Very important	35	31	38
	Somewhat important	43	41	45
	Not very important	16	22	10
	Don't know/No answer	6	6	7
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"Do you think peace in Yugoslavia is worth the loss of American life and the other costs of attacking Yugoslavia, or not?"
	Worth it	34	43	26
	Not worth it	52	46	58
	Don't know/No answer	14	11	16
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"Do you think there will be any loss of American life during these airstrikes against Yugoslavia, or not?"
	Yes	68	66	71
	No	21	25	17
	Don't know/No answer	11	9	12
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"NATO began bombing Serbian military targets because Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to agree to a NATO plan to end his attacks against Kosovo. Do you think President Milosevic can be forced to stop attacking Kosovo through NATO airstrikes, or not?"
	Can be forced	53	59	47
	Cannot be	27	29	26
	Don't know/No answer	20	12	27
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"Russian President Boris Yeltsin is opposed to the United States and NATO airstrikes against Serbia. Do you think the U.S. and NATO airstrikes will seriously damage United States relations with Russia, or not?"
	Will seriously damage	32	27	37
	Will damage, but not seriously (vol.)	10	12	7
	Will not damage	49	56	43
	Don't know/No answer	9	5	13

The Gallup Poll. Latest: March 19-21, 1999. N=1,018 adults nationwide.
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		3/19-21/99	2/19-21/99
		%	%
"Next, I have a few questions about the situation in Kosovo -- the area that has been in the news recently. Overall, how closely have you followed the situation in Kosovo: very closely, fairly closely, not too closely, or not at all?"
	Very closely	9	4
	Fairly closely	27	26
	Not too closely	38	36
	Not at all	25	33
	No opinion	1	1
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"If a peace agreement is not reached between the Yugoslavian Serbs and Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority, NATO has said it would carry out air and missile attacks against Serb military installations. Would you favor or oppose the U.S. being a part of that military action?"
	Favor	46	43
	Oppose	43	45
	No opinion	11	12
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"If a peace agreement is reached, NATO has proposed sending 30,000 peacekeeping troops to Kosovo, including about 4,000 U.S. troops. Would you favor or oppose the U.S. committing its troops as part of that peacekeeping force in Kosovo?"
	Favor	60	54
	Oppose	35	40
	No opinion	5	6
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"If President Clinton is going to send U.S. troops to Kosovo do you think he should first get approval from Congress, or do you not think so?"
	Should get approval	80	78
	Don't think so	17	19
	No opinion	3	3

The Gallup Poll. February 19-21, 1999. N=1,014 adults nationwide.
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"If U.S. troops are committed to Kosovo, would you favor setting a specific timetable for their withdrawal, or would you favor letting the timetable for withdrawal be established as events warrant?"
		%
	Specific timetable	43
	As events warrant	50
	No opinion	7
			.
"Just from what you might know, which of the following would you say best describes Kosovo? It is located in the Balkans region of Central Europe, north of Greece. It is located in Central Asia, and was part of the Soviet Union before it broke up. It is located in Central Africa, and was a former colonial possession. It is located in Southeast Asia, near Burma and Cambodia."
		%
	Balkans	42
	Central Asia	26
	Central Africa	4
	Southeast Asia	4
	No opinion	24

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