How Do Americans Feel About the Bin Laden Mission?

OPERATION: DO YOU APPROVE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN? AT 93 PERCENT, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CONDONE THE MILITARY OPERATION TO TAKE OUT BIN LADEN. THESE APPROVAL LEVELS RANK HIGHER THAN THOSE REGARDING THE 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE 2003 KILL IRAQ WAR. APPROVE : 93% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED TO ANSWER : 2% DISAPPROVE : 5% MAJOR POLITICAL GROUPS APPROVE ACROSS THE BOARD OSAMA 97% 95% 89% HOW AMERICANS FEEL NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT: 1% NOT TOO IMPORTANT: 4% REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS ABOUT THE MISSION TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: 45% TAKE DOWN BIN LADEN SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT: 15% NO OPINION: 6% - SAFE: 54% NO DIFFERENCE: 12% WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA FRESH OFF THE HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT OSAMA PRESS CONFERENCE PODIUM, A JOINT DO YOU THINK THE U.S. USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL ASKED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HOW THEY FEEL IS SAFE FROM TERRORISM AFTER BIN LADEN'S DEATH? ABOUT THE U.S. MISSION TO KILL BIN LADEN WAS KILLED? ELUSIVE AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN. DO THEY APPROVE OF VERY IMPORTANT: 34% LESS SAFE: 28% IT? WHO DO THEY THINK MOST DESERVES CREDIT? 1% 1% WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN 2% 12% 25% NONE AT ALL 4% WHO DESERVES 89% 26% 16% CREDIT? OR CAPTURED HIM ALIVE? 22% 36% NOT MUCH WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH CREDIT 62% THEY WOULD REWARD THE CIA, U.S. CAPTURE OSAMA BIN LADEN ALIVE MILITARY, BARACK OBAMA AND 30% GEORGE W. BUSH FOR FINDING AND DON'T KNOW KILLING BIN LADEN, THE BULK OF 33% AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE CIA 35% AND U.S. MILITARY DESERVE THE MODERATE AMOUNT 7% GREATEST SHARE OF PRAISE. 22% 60% GREAT DEAL KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN THE U.S. MILITARY THE CIA BARACK OBAMA GEORGE W. BUSH SOURCE: GALLUP | USA TODAY Percent of Respondents A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE OPERATION: DO YOU APPROVE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN? AT 93 PERCENT, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CONDONE THE MILITARY OPERATION TO TAKE OUT BIN LADEN. THESE APPROVAL LEVELS RANK HIGHER THAN THOSE REGARDING THE 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE 2003 KILL IRAQ WAR. APPROVE : 93% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED TO ANSWER : 2% DISAPPROVE : 5% MAJOR POLITICAL GROUPS APPROVE ACROSS THE BOARD OSAMA 97% 95% 89% HOW AMERICANS FEEL NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT: 1% NOT TOO IMPORTANT: 4% REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS ABOUT THE MISSION TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: 45% TAKE DOWN BIN LADEN SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT: 15% NO OPINION: 6% - SAFE: 54% NO DIFFERENCE: 12% WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA FRESH OFF THE HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT OSAMA PRESS CONFERENCE PODIUM, A JOINT DO YOU THINK THE U.S. USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL ASKED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HOW THEY FEEL IS SAFE FROM TERRORISM AFTER BIN LADEN'S DEATH? ABOUT THE U.S. MISSION TO KILL BIN LADEN WAS KILLED? ELUSIVE AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN. DO THEY APPROVE OF VERY IMPORTANT: 34% LESS SAFE: 28% IT? WHO DO THEY THINK MOST DESERVES CREDIT? 1% 1% WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN 2% 12% 25% 9% NONE AT ALL 4% WHO DESERVES 89% 26% 16% CREDIT? OR CAPTURED HIM ALIVE? 22% 36% NOT MUCH WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH CREDIT 62% THEY WOULD REWARD THE CIA, U.S. CAPTURE OSAMA BIN LADEN ALIVE MILITARY, BARACK OBAMA AND 30% GEORGE W. BUSH FOR FINDING AND DON'T KNOW KILLING BIN LADEN, THE BULK OF 33% AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE CIA 35% AND U.S. MILITARY DESERVE THE MODERATE AMOUNT 7% GREATEST SHARE OF PRAISE. 22% 60% GREAT DEAL KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN THE U.S. MILITARY THE CIA BARACK OBAMA GEORGE W. BUSH SOURCE: GALLUP | USA TODAY Percent of Respondents A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE OPERATION: DO YOU APPROVE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN? AT 93 PERCENT, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CONDONE THE MILITARY OPERATION TO TAKE OUT BIN LADEN. THESE APPROVAL LEVELS RANK HIGHER THAN THOSE REGARDING THE 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE 2003 KILL IRAQ WAR. APPROVE : 93% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED TO ANSWER : 2% DISAPPROVE : 5% MAJOR POLITICAL GROUPS APPROVE ACROSS THE BOARD OSAMA 97% 95% 89% HOW AMERICANS FEEL NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT: 1% NOT TOO IMPORTANT: 4% REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS ABOUT THE MISSION TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: 45% TAKE DOWN BIN LADEN SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT: 15% NO OPINION: 6% - SAFE: 54% NO DIFFERENCE: 12% WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA FRESH OFF THE HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT OSAMA PRESS CONFERENCE PODIUM, A JOINT DO YOU THINK THE U.S. USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL ASKED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HOW THEY FEEL IS SAFE FROM TERRORISM AFTER BIN LADEN'S DEATH? ABOUT THE U.S. MISSION TO KILL BIN LADEN WAS KILLED? ELUSIVE AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN. DO THEY APPROVE OF VERY IMPORTANT: 34% LESS SAFE: 28% IT? WHO DO THEY THINK MOST DESERVES CREDIT? 1% 1% WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN 2% 12% 25% 9% NONE AT ALL 4% WHO DESERVES 89% 26% 16% CREDIT? OR CAPTURED HIM ALIVE? 22% 36% NOT MUCH WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH CREDIT 62% THEY WOULD REWARD THE CIA, U.S. CAPTURE OSAMA BIN LADEN ALIVE MILITARY, BARACK OBAMA AND 30% GEORGE W. BUSH FOR FINDING AND DON'T KNOW KILLING BIN LADEN, THE BULK OF 33% AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE CIA 35% AND U.S. MILITARY DESERVE THE MODERATE AMOUNT 7% GREATEST SHARE OF PRAISE. 22% 60% GREAT DEAL KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN THE U.S. MILITARY THE CIA BARACK OBAMA GEORGE W. BUSH SOURCE: GALLUP | USA TODAY Percent of Respondents A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE OPERATION: DO YOU APPROVE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN? AT 93 PERCENT, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CONDONE THE MILITARY OPERATION TO TAKE OUT BIN LADEN. THESE APPROVAL LEVELS RANK HIGHER THAN THOSE REGARDING THE 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE 2003 KILL IRAQ WAR. APPROVE : 93% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED TO ANSWER : 2% DISAPPROVE : 5% MAJOR POLITICAL GROUPS APPROVE ACROSS THE BOARD OSAMA 97% 95% 89% HOW AMERICANS FEEL NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT: 1% NOT TOO IMPORTANT: 4% REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS ABOUT THE MISSION TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: 45% TAKE DOWN BIN LADEN SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT: 15% NO OPINION: 6% - SAFE: 54% NO DIFFERENCE: 12% WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA FRESH OFF THE HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT OSAMA PRESS CONFERENCE PODIUM, A JOINT DO YOU THINK THE U.S. USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL ASKED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HOW THEY FEEL IS SAFE FROM TERRORISM AFTER BIN LADEN'S DEATH? ABOUT THE U.S. MISSION TO KILL BIN LADEN WAS KILLED? ELUSIVE AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN. DO THEY APPROVE OF VERY IMPORTANT: 34% LESS SAFE: 28% IT? WHO DO THEY THINK MOST DESERVES CREDIT? 1% 1% WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN 2% 12% 25% 9% NONE AT ALL 4% WHO DESERVES 89% 26% 16% CREDIT? OR CAPTURED HIM ALIVE? 22% 36% NOT MUCH WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH CREDIT 62% THEY WOULD REWARD THE CIA, U.S. CAPTURE OSAMA BIN LADEN ALIVE MILITARY, BARACK OBAMA AND 30% GEORGE W. BUSH FOR FINDING AND DON'T KNOW KILLING BIN LADEN, THE BULK OF 33% AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE CIA 35% AND U.S. MILITARY DESERVE THE MODERATE AMOUNT 7% GREATEST SHARE OF PRAISE. 22% 60% GREAT DEAL KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN THE U.S. MILITARY THE CIA BARACK OBAMA GEORGE W. BUSH SOURCE: GALLUP | USA TODAY Percent of Respondents A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE OPERATION: DO YOU APPROVE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN? AT 93 PERCENT, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CONDONE THE MILITARY OPERATION TO TAKE OUT BIN LADEN. THESE APPROVAL LEVELS RANK HIGHER THAN THOSE REGARDING THE 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE 2003 KILL IRAQ WAR. APPROVE : 93% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED TO ANSWER : 2% DISAPPROVE : 5% MAJOR POLITICAL GROUPS APPROVE ACROSS THE BOARD OSAMA 97% 95% 89% HOW AMERICANS FEEL NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT: 1% NOT TOO IMPORTANT: 4% REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS ABOUT THE MISSION TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: 45% TAKE DOWN BIN LADEN SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT: 15% NO OPINION: 6% - SAFE: 54% NO DIFFERENCE: 12% WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA FRESH OFF THE HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT OSAMA PRESS CONFERENCE PODIUM, A JOINT DO YOU THINK THE U.S. USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL ASKED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HOW THEY FEEL IS SAFE FROM TERRORISM AFTER BIN LADEN'S DEATH? ABOUT THE U.S. MISSION TO KILL BIN LADEN WAS KILLED? ELUSIVE AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN. DO THEY APPROVE OF VERY IMPORTANT: 34% LESS SAFE: 28% IT? WHO DO THEY THINK MOST DESERVES CREDIT? 1% 1% WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN 2% 12% 25% 9% NONE AT ALL 4% WHO DESERVES 89% 26% 16% CREDIT? OR CAPTURED HIM ALIVE? 22% 36% NOT MUCH WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH CREDIT 62% THEY WOULD REWARD THE CIA, U.S. CAPTURE OSAMA BIN LADEN ALIVE MILITARY, BARACK OBAMA AND 30% GEORGE W. BUSH FOR FINDING AND DON'T KNOW KILLING BIN LADEN, THE BULK OF 33% AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE CIA 35% AND U.S. MILITARY DESERVE THE MODERATE AMOUNT 7% GREATEST SHARE OF PRAISE. 22% 60% GREAT DEAL KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN THE U.S. MILITARY THE CIA BARACK OBAMA GEORGE W. BUSH SOURCE: GALLUP | USA TODAY Percent of Respondents A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE OPERATION: DO YOU APPROVE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN? AT 93 PERCENT, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CONDONE THE MILITARY OPERATION TO TAKE OUT BIN LADEN. THESE APPROVAL LEVELS RANK HIGHER THAN THOSE REGARDING THE 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE 2003 KILL IRAQ WAR. APPROVE : 93% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED TO ANSWER : 2% DISAPPROVE : 5% MAJOR POLITICAL GROUPS APPROVE ACROSS THE BOARD OSAMA 97% 95% 89% HOW AMERICANS FEEL NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT: 1% NOT TOO IMPORTANT: 4% REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS ABOUT THE MISSION TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: 45% TAKE DOWN BIN LADEN SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT: 15% NO OPINION: 6% - SAFE: 54% NO DIFFERENCE: 12% WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA FRESH OFF THE HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT OSAMA PRESS CONFERENCE PODIUM, A JOINT DO YOU THINK THE U.S. USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL ASKED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HOW THEY FEEL IS SAFE FROM TERRORISM AFTER BIN LADEN'S DEATH? ABOUT THE U.S. MISSION TO KILL BIN LADEN WAS KILLED? ELUSIVE AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN. DO THEY APPROVE OF VERY IMPORTANT: 34% LESS SAFE: 28% IT? WHO DO THEY THINK MOST DESERVES CREDIT? 1% 1% WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN 2% 12% 25% 9% NONE AT ALL 4% WHO DESERVES 89% 26% 16% CREDIT? OR CAPTURED HIM ALIVE? 22% 36% NOT MUCH WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH CREDIT 62% THEY WOULD REWARD THE CIA, U.S. CAPTURE OSAMA BIN LADEN ALIVE MILITARY, BARACK OBAMA AND 30% GEORGE W. BUSH FOR FINDING AND DON'T KNOW KILLING BIN LADEN, THE BULK OF 33% AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE CIA 35% AND U.S. MILITARY DESERVE THE MODERATE AMOUNT 7% GREATEST SHARE OF PRAISE. 22% 60% GREAT DEAL KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN THE U.S. MILITARY THE CIA BARACK OBAMA GEORGE W. BUSH SOURCE: GALLUP | USA TODAY Percent of Respondents A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE