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What Would You Say?

Below you'll find a selection of questions from the actual survey. Answer the questions yourself, see how your views match up with the national sample.

What grade would you give the U.S. when it comes to achieving the following goals? Please give an A, B, C, D or F for Fail. If you don't know, just say so.	A	B	C	D	F	Don't know
Helping other countries when natural disasters strike
Making sure we have a strong, well-supplied military
Giving the war on terror all of the attention it deserves
Hunting down anti-American terrorists
Helping to create democracy in the rest of the world
Doing our best to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians
Helping improve the lives of people living in poor countries
Living up to our ideals of human rights and justice in the way we conduct our foreign policy
Stopping countries or groups from getting nuclear weapons
Succeeding in meeting our objectives in Iraq
Succeeding in meeting our objectives in Afghanistan
Protecting people or nations that are threatened with genocide or ethnic cleansing
Conducting effective U.S. intelligence operations
Having good working relations with other countries
Working with other countries to reduce global warming
Avoiding trade agreements that harm the United States
Stopping illegal drugs from coming into the country
Having good relations and reputation with Muslim countries
Protecting our borders from illegal immigration
Protecting American jobs from moving overseas
Limiting the amount of money we owe other countries
Becoming less dependent on other countries for our supply of energy
Reaching out to moderate Muslims overseas
Working with the government of Pakistan to hunt down anti-American terrorists in Pakistan

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