Table 1. Assessments of the United States-Led Efforts to Fight Terrorism

Question: .[W]hich comes closer to describing your view-I favor the U.S.-led efforts to fight terrorism, or, I oppose the U.S.-led efforts to fight terrorism?

July-October
2002

April-May
2003

February-March
2004

Favor

Oppose

Net

Favor

Oppose

Net

Favor

Oppose

Net

United States

89

8

81

-

-

-

81

13

68

NATO Allies

Great Britain

69

23

46

63

30

33

63

30

33

France

75

23

52

60

39

21

50

47

3

Germany

70

25

45

60

35

25

55

43

12

Italy

67

22

45

70

27

43

-

-

-

Poland

81

11

70

-

-

-

-

-

-

Czech Republic

82

17

65

-

-

-

-

-

-

Spain

-

-

-

63

32

31

-

-

-

Turkey

30

58

-28

22

71

-49

37

56

-19

Canada

68

27

41

68

26

42

-

-

-

Other key countries

Mexico

52

37

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

Brazil

57

35

22

42

53

-11

-

-

-

Russia

73

16

57

51

28

23

73

20

53

Japan

61

32

29

-

-

-

-

-

-

Australia

-

-

-

68

28

40

-

-

-

South Korea

24

72

-48

24

71

-47

-

-

-

Indonesia

31

64

-33

23

72

-49

-

-

-

India

65

10

55

-

-

-

-

-

-

Pakistan

20

45

-25

16

74

-58

16

60

-44

Israel

-

-

-

85

13

72

-

-

-

Kuwait

-

-

-

56

35

21

-

-

-

Jordan

13

85

-72

2

97

-95

12

78

-66

Egypt

5

79

-74

-

-

-

-

-

-

Morocco

-

-

-

9

84

-75

28

66

-38

Nigeria

75

20

55

60

36

24

-

-

-

Lebanon

38

56

-18

30

67

-37

-

-

-

Note: Net equals "Favor" minus "Oppose." "Don't know" and "Refused" responses excluded.

Source: Surveys by Pew Research Center, July-October 2002, April-May 2003, and February-March 2004.

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