Homeland Insecurity: Americans Feel Less Safe than Any Time Since 9/11, Poll Finds

Photo Credit: AP / Charles DharapakAmericans feel less safe now than any time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because of the rise of the Islamic State and its on-camera beheadings of journalists, revealed a new poll released Wednesday.

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that 47 percent of Americans say the country is less safe now than before the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

That’s more people feeling unsafe than even a year after al Qaeda crashed jetliners into the World Trade Center and Pentagon, when just 20 percent felt that way. The fear level has spiked dramatically since just last year, when 28 percent of Americans said they didn’t feel safe.

The numbers underscore the challenges President Obama faced in his address to the nation Wednesday night about his strategy for confronting the terrorists.

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