CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Persian Gulf War Polls, January-February 1991 / CBS NewsThe New York Times.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

CBS News.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 9619.

ICPSR ; 9619

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George, 1924-2018--Public opinion.

Bush, George.

Bush, George, 1924-2018.

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Public opinion.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991--Public opinion.

Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

This series of interviews tracks public opinion regarding the Persian Gulf War from the period immediately prior to the initiation of bombing in January 1991 to the ensuing ground combat in February. In addition to monitoring the evolving war, these data also provide an ongoing evaluation of the Bush presidency during that time period. Part 1 (January 5-7) examines sending troops to Saudi Arabia vs. staying out, the likelihood of war, Bush's efforts to find diplomatic solutions, negotiating with Saddam Hussein vs. forcing Iraq to leave Kuwait, the possibility of terrorist attacks in the United States, how closely the respondent followed the news of the Persian Gulf situation, military action against Iraq vs. waiting for sanctions to work, requiring a congressional declaration of war, Congress voting on a declaration of war before or after the January 15 deadline for Iraq's withdrawal, the January 9 meeting between Secretary of State James Baker and Iraq's foreign minister, attempting to meet with Hussein before January 15, and what might happen in the Persian Gulf in the event of war or otherwise. Part 2 (January 11-13) poses questions identical to Part 1 and addresses new issues, including whether Bush had already decided prior to the January 15 deadline to send troops into battle, whether a Kuwaiti offer to trade part of its territory in exchange for Iraq's withdrawal would be an acceptable resolution to the crisis, whether congressional authorization of the use of force would increase the likelihood of war, how congressmen should vote concerning the authorization of force, what Bush should do if only one house of Congress votes in favor of the use of force, whether the failure of the meeting between Secretary Baker and Iraq's foreign minister on January 9 made war more likely, and more questions related to what might happen in the Persian... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09619

Contents:

Part 1: January 5-7; Part 2: January 11-13; Part 3: January 5-7, 17 Panel; Part 4: January 17-20 Combined; Part 5: January 17; Part 6: January 18; Part 7: January 19; Part 8: January 20; Part 9: February 12-13; Part 10: February 24; Part 11: February 25; Part 12: Codebook for All Parts

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

OCLC:

61163141

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