ABSTRACT
In both Europe and the United States, significant majorities supported the use of force to advance a variety of foreign policy objectives. Over seventy percent of respondents in both Cross-national surveys supported military action to destroy terrorist camps, uphold international law, assist famine-struck populations, and liberate hostages. These surveys were conducted for the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (CCFR) in six European countries and the United States. Americans were more willing to use force for only two objectives; for the other four goals, Europeans supported military action more willingly than did Americans. Problems in the Middle East also ranked highly on both continents: Iraqi weapons of mass destruction placed second in both surveys, while the Israeli-Arab conflict and Islamic fundamentalism claimed the next two spots. First, even after September 11, strong support remained in both the United States and Europe for diplomacy, multilateralism, and international institutions, although Americans were less likely to require these intermediate steps before using military force.
