Views of military force and terrorism % who say Relying too much on force creates hatred, more terrorism
The public is divided over the best approach to confronting global terrorism. Overall, 45% say “using overwhelming military force is the best way to defeat terrorism around the world,” while about as many (46%) say “relying too much on military force to defeat terrorism creates hatred that leads to more terrorism.”
Views of military force and terrorism  | % who say  | Relying too much on force  | creates hatred, more terrorism  | 57  | 510  | 46  | 45  | 39  | 37  | Using military force is the  | best way to defeat terrorism  | 06  | 08  | 10  | 12  | 1415  | 04  | Source Survey conducted Dec 8-13 2015  | Don tknow responses not shown.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 