Poll: US image abroad surges under Obama

[jefferson_dem]

Poll: US image abroad surges under Obama

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer Matthew Lee, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 35 mins ago
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's popularity has boosted America's image abroad even though deep suspicions about the U.S. persist in the Muslim world, according to a poll released Thursday.

The survey of two dozen nations conducted this spring by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that positive public attitudes toward the United States have surged in many parts of the world since Obama's election.

Positive opinions about the United States have returned to higher levels not seen since before President George W. Bush took office in 2001. The Bush presidency marked a steep decline in U.S. popularity overseas, notably after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, because of a perception that the post-9/11 war on terrorism was targeted at Muslims.

"The image of the United States has improved markedly in most parts of the world, reflecting global confidence in Barack Obama," the center said in its annual Pew Global Attitudes Report.

The only exception was Israel, where attitudes toward the U.S. have dipped since Bush left office.

The improvements "are being driven much more by personal confidence in Obama than by opinions about his specific policies," Pew reported.

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[Cha]

1. Of course, it does and they get

the real news..just like they got it when bushcheney was taking a dump on our country. My friend has been watching Canadian Broadcasting a lot and she exclaimed last night about their news.. that they tell it like is and she wishes our news were that way.

[HughMoran]

2. Now THIS is an indication of Freeper use of the unrec

Who else provided the 2 unrecs this thread has?

[Enrique]

3. being liked is only for weakling countries

a great nation like America should be feared and loathed! :sarcasm:

[NYC_SKP]

4. k

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