World crisis of confidence in Bush

[cal04]

Global distrust of President Bush is mutating into an almost worldwide sentiment of antiAmericanism, according to the world’s most comprehensive poll of international opinion, published yesterday.

The Pew Institute’s survey of 45,239 people in 47 nations shows support for the US has dropped sharply among traditional allies in the West, including Britain, as well as substantial declines elsewhere in Latin America, Eastern Europe, China and the Middle East.

It found “a broad and deepening dislike of American values and a global backlash against the spread of American ideas” – although US technology and popular culture is still held in high regard.

Pluralities in most countries now express distaste for notions of democracy promoted by the US, blame it for contributing to global inequality and “hurting the world’s environment”, while also disliking the way American businesses operate.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1996629.ece

[BlackHawk706867]

1. And the sad part of all of this is the American people are basically...

innocent in all of this! The only thing they can be blamed for is complacency... Not getting involved and maybe not hitting the streets like the Ukrainians (I think it was) did in their orange outfits.....

ww

[ShortnFiery]

4. No, we are guilty, if after this year, our Democratic Leadership fails to act ...

We are obliged to vote for their Democratic Challengers in their very next Primary. With a few exceptions, we need to VOTE OUT the *comfortable - status quo* Democratic Representatives.

We need more Democrats in the Congress - NEW BLOOD Democrats who don't ASSUME that they're in it for a career. http://voidnow.org

[cal04]

2. Poll: Distrust of U.S., China rises around world

Global survey shows unease with American policy, China’s military growth

Unease with American foreign policy and President Bush has intensified in countries that are some of the closest U.S. allies and around the globe, while Russia and China also face growing international wariness, a survey released Wednesday said.

Support for the U.S.-led war in Iraq, the NATO military action in Afghanistan and worldwide American efforts against terrorism have dropped since 2002, according to an international survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Views of the United States in much of the Muslim world remain particularly negative.

In one measure of Bush's unpopularity, the poll showed he is less trusted on foreign policy than Russian President Vladimir Putin by allies Britain, Germany and Canada, even as faith in Putin has plummeted. About half in the United States say they have little or no trust in either leader's conduct of foreign affairs.

Bush's sagging numbers partly reflect widespread opposition to the U.S. war in Iraq. Of the countries surveyed — which included the United States — more people favored the removal of American forces from Iraq in all but Israel, Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19466360/

[MLFerrell]

9. The feelings of distrust of Russia and China...

Are *'s doing too. Vladimir Putin and Hu Jintao know that when the American leader's discourse consists of "Russia's a big country. China is too.", then they had better take steps to ensure that the psychotic imbecile doesn't damage they and theirs.

When will this insane farce of reality end?

[ninkasi]

3. The imperial reign of Cheney/Bush

disgusts and frightens me, and my family has lived in this country since the early 1600's, when some of my ancestors settled in James City, Va. I can only imagine how the rest of the world view us, but just ganging from my own feelings, it's not good. Everything we were proud of, as citizens, has been trashed by Cheney/Bush. We are now a pariah in the world of International relations.

I would many, many times prefer us to be a good neighbor to the rest of the world, rather than a country which threatens and bullies other countries to give in to the neocon's insane demands. They want unlimited power, and do not feel that they need to answer to anyone. Such a government will become corrupt, due to the secrecy they claim, and their attitude that the end justifies the means.

[Amonester]

6. Such a government is already corrupt ...

on both sides, but one side (D) is a lot less corrupt than the R side.

The U.S. Founding Fathers have thought about almost everything, but it seems (from abroad) they didn't foresee the power of BIG money to favor those who have it (and always want more) at the expense of the BIG majority who can barely find enough of it to pay their bills (that are increasing to the point more and more are left out).

Big mistake, IMHO, but I don't blame them: nobody's perfect.

[emilyg]

5. R

[Enrique]

7. you forgot Albania!

they love him in Albania.

[Fearless]

12. Why...

They only like him in Albania because he was opposing Putin about that missile defense system. While the Albanian gov't and Russia are amiable the people distrust Putin, ex KGB, et al. because of their ties with the expansionist Soviet Union. Lesser of two evils if you will.

[Turbineguy]

8. The worse he makes it

the better it will be when he's gone.

[Briar]

10. Only if the nationalistic

attitudes he represents (but hardly invented) go as well. I am so sick of hearing the American President represented as "The leader of the free world". So much presumption, so many false assumptions...

[Turbineguy]

11. I think that expression has become

a sarcastic one. In the past American Presidents have actually been the leaders of the free world. That's why we did not need to be convinced of it by Fox News.