A new opinion poll shows that compared with people from other countries, more Americans are worried about threats from American extremist groups.
A sort of Polls A report released by the Associated Press on Thursday found that 65% of American adults are “extremely” or “very” worried about threats from domestic groups to the country, while 50% hold the same view of threats from foreign extremist groups.
There is no significant difference between Republicans and Democratic Party Regarding the threat of foreign extremist organizations. 49% of Democrats said they were very or very concerned about this issue, compared with 54% of Republicans.
But Democrats report that they are more worried about threats from domestic extremist groups. 75% are extremely or very worried, compared with 57% of Republicans.
The poll was conducted from August 14 to August 17, when Taliban Take over Afghanistan.
The militant group seized control of Kabul on Sunday after making lightning progress in capturing key provinces. Their takeover coincided with the withdrawal of American combat troops from the area.
Many world leaders and lawmakers now worry that Afghanistan will become a safe haven for terrorist organizations.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Said Sunday, “No one wants Afghanistan to become a hotbed of terrorism again.”
President Joe Biden Defend the decision to remove the US military, saying that chaos is inevitable no matter when the military leaves the country.
On Thursday, Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopolous said that compared with Afghanistan, the rest of the world poses a greater threat to the United States from terrorism.
“Al Qaeda, Islamic State, They will transfer,” Biden said. “Syria poses a much greater threat to the United States. The threat from East Africa is much greater. Compared with the mountains of Afghanistan, the threat to other parts of the world is much greater. And we have maintained the ability to destroy them beyond the visual range. “
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Although more soldiers have been sent to Afghanistan to help evacuate American citizens and allies, Biden said the government will still work hard to meet the August 31 deadline for complete withdrawal.
An Associated Press investigation found that both Republicans and Democrats believed that the war was “not worth fighting.”Overall, 62% of respondents said this war is not worth fighting—including 67% of Democrats and 57% of Republicans
Only 35% of respondents said that this decades-long war is worthwhile.
The Associated Press conducted a poll of 1,729 adults from NORC at the University of Chicago. The margin of error for this survey is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.
