Polls reveal little optimism about Middle East

By GJ

            A poll conducted by USA Today found that 76% of readers think that the world is a more dangerous place compared to other times in their lives, 20% think that the world is just as dangerous, and only 4% think that the world is less dangerous.

That isn’t all though. Only 27% of readers think that the Bush administration has a clear and well-thought-out policy on the situation in the Middle East. 67% think that the Bush administration doesn’t. More bad news for the Bush administration is that 59% of readers disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job, and only 37% approve of how he’s handling it.

Risks of the Future

Percentage of all readers who are very concerned of future risks due to the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel:

 

  • U.S. Military will be drawn into the conflict 49%
  • Increase in the likelihood of terrorism in the U.S. 44%
  • Broader war including Syria, Iran, or both countries 42%
  • Broader war in the Middle East, including all/most of the Arab countries in the Middle East. 41%
  • Conflict will develop into World War III 34%
  • A nuclear attack in the Middle East: 33%

 

Many people are undoubtedly concerned and fearful about many things happening in the Middle East, because of the war in Iraq and the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.

Sources:  USA Today/ Gallup Poll of 1005 adults

 

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Discovery landing completes 'great mission'

Second Discovery flight returns safely

By FK

     On July 17th the space shuttle Discovery landed in Florida Kennedy Space Center at 9:14 A.M. “Welcome back Discovery and congratulations on a great mission”, mission control replied to Steven Lindsey.

Discovery took off on July 4th, and traveled at almost 24 times the speed of sound. The shuttle took 13 days to go to the moon and back. In thirteen days, Discovery traveled 5.3 million miles, at about 18,000 miles per hour. 

Officials stated that the re-entry, along with the launch is the most dangerous phase there is. When Discovery took off in 2005, some of the insulating foam fell off during re-entry. The same problem happened here, but as none of the pieces were big enough to damage the shuttle, the mission ended successfully.

     The success of the mission means that NASA can now continue building its $100 billion space station. Another shuttle, Atlantis, is going to launch on August 27th. Another 15 shuttle missions need to be completed to continue the construction of the space station by 2010.

Sources: Timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,1215303,00.html

 

 

Discovery crew returned to Earth safely on Monday

Source:  www.nasa.gov/images/con.124978/man_group.jpg

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