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TABLE 11
Assessments of U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions by Republicans, Democrats, and Independents in the FPLP Surveys of U.S. Opinion Leaders, 1984-1992
[% Agree strongly or Agree somewhat]
	Year	All respondents	Republicans	Democrats	Independents
"Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement."
Failing to impose economic sanctions on South Africa	1984	44	60	30	47
Placing sanctions on Poland after the imposition of martial law	1984	58	64	54	58
Imposing economic sanctions on South Africa for its policy of apartheid	1988	62	41	80	63
Lifting the economic sanctions that had been imposed on South Africa	1992	70	83	57	74
Returning refugees to Haiti	1992	50	71	31	53
Too many Iraquis were killed in the Persian Gulf War	1992	38	15	59	35
The U.S. should exercise its power in such a way as to assure continuing stability in world affairs even at the cost of denying self-determination to some groups	1992	52	63	43	52
Granting Most Favored Nation trade status to China	1992	44	46	24	35

Differences significant at the .001 level for all items.