Europeans cite Iraq war for rift with US

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Source: Associated Press

Europeans cite Iraq war for rift with US
By DESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press Writer
Thu Sep 6, 8:06 AM ET

WASHINGTON - Europeans are skeptical that trans-Atlantic relations will improve after Americans select a new president next year, according to a survey released Thursday.

Still, most Europeans favor cooperation with the United States in dealing with global threats, according to the survey conducted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a nonpartisan policy institution that promotes trans-Atlantic cooperation, and the Compagnia di San Paolo, a research center in Turin, Italy.

The survey was conducted June 4-23 and followed efforts by some European leaders to mend relations with the United States after years of tensions over U.S. policy in the Middle East, U.S. management of the war in Iraq and differences on addressing global warming.

Many respondents in the United States and in Europe agreed about why relations had declined in recent years. Thirty-eight percent in both places said management of the Iraq war was the most important factor. Thirty-nine percent of Americans believed President Bush himself has been the biggest factor, while 34 percent of Europeans cited Bush.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_re_eu/us_trans_atlantic_survey

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1. Remember how popular Clinton was, around the world?

He was often greeted with cheers.

Now we have this loser, despised by nearly every country.

34% say Bush, himself, is a good enough reason to be upset with U.S.
39% say it's the Iraq war. Total of 73%! I wonder what the other 27% say?