Poll: Obama gets high marks for handling of Egypt crisis

[a kennedy]

WASHINGTON — Americans are modestly optimistic that the upheaval in Egypt will increase the chances for an enduring peace in the Mideast, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, though there is also concern about the potential consequences of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
Those surveyed give President Obama high marks for his handling of the unfolding situation. By more than 2 to 1, 66%-28%, they credit him with doing a good or very good job.
"It offers an opportunity as well as a challenge," Obama told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. "I think the opportunity is that, when you have the kinds of young people who were in Tahrir Square, feeling that they have hope and they have opportunity, then they're less likely to channel all their frustrations into anti-Israeli sentiment or anti-Western sentiment, because they see the prospect of building their own country. That's a positive. …
"The challenge is that, you know, democracy is messy."
Americans take a similar cautious view of the path ahead. In the poll:
• By 37%-22%, they predict events in Egypt will increase rather than decrease the chances for enduring peace in the Middle East; 28% say it won't make a difference.
• By 28%-21%, they say it will help rather than hurt U.S. efforts to fight terrorism; 41% say it won't make a difference.
• By 47%-44%, they say it will result in democracy taking hold in other countries in the region.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-02-15-poll-egypt-obama_N.htm

Now this is good news...... :patriot:

[tallahasseedem]

1. It is wonderful news.

He is truly a gifted diplomat.

[Pisces]

2. Excellent news. I'm glad to see that the majority of the public appreciate the

way the President handled the situation.

[Shining Jack]

3. Well...

If doing nothing except making empty speeches about Egypt needing reforms until it was clear that Mubarak was toast is doing a good job then he did a hell of a very good job.

[rfranklin]

4. What should he have done?

I am grateful that he made some speeches and refrained from aiding the spread of democracy via the Bush method.

[sabrina 1]

5. Maybe they should have asked the people from around the world

who actually know what was going on, for their opinion. Asking Americans who are reliant on the Corporate press, is sort of a waste of time.

Negotiating behind closed doors while pretending a hands off position, with the likes of Suleiman certainly doesn't get high marks from anyone familiar with the story.