Framing the Question
(question wording and results of
three polls taken on November 27, 1995)
CNN/USA Today/Gallup:
Now that a peace agreement has been reached
by all the groups currently fighting in Bosnia, the Clinton Administration plans
to contribute U.S. troops to an international peace-keeping force. Do you favor
or oppose that?
| favor |
46% |
| oppose |
40 |
| don't know |
14 |
CBS News:
Do you
favor or oppose sending up to 20,000 U.S. troops to Bosnia, as part of a NATO
peace-keeping force, to enforce this peace agreement between Bosnia, Serbia, and
Croatia?
| favor |
33% |
| oppose |
58 |
| don't know |
9 |
ABC News:
Clinton
said now that a Bosnian peace treaty has been signed, he's sending 20,000 U.S.
troops there as part of an international peace-keeping force. Do you support or
oppose sending 20,000 U.S. troops to Bosnia as part of an international
peace-keeping force?
| favor |
39% |
| oppose |
57 |
| don't know |
3 |
Source: Poll Watch, Pew Research Center for The People & The
Press
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