How Concerned Are Americans About War in the Middle East?
Aired October 16, 2000 – 1:30 p.m. ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: Most Americans say they are keeping a watchful eye on the developments in the Middle East. Gallup Poll editor-in-chief Frank Newport join us now from Princeton, New Jersey to see how the American public feels about all of this — Frank. FRANK NEWPORT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, GALLUP POLL: Well, Lou, let’s set the background for you. We know from previous polling that solving the Middle East is an important priority for U.S. foreign policy. We found that last summer. It also, when we asked people: Should U.S. officials take a stance one way or the other?” We’re showing you this to say 83 percent — a huge percent said they either don’t know or said the U.S. should remain neutral. So that much is clear. Now, over this past weekend, we updated some indicators that show basically what we have been founding — finding — when we ask Americans: Do you fa
