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Bush's exit helps U.S. image abroad, survey shows
The International Herald Tribune ^
| June 12, 2008
| Meg Bortin
Posted on 06/13/2008 6:29:16 PM PDT by neverdem
PARIS: There is good news and bad news for President George W. Bush as he pursues his valedictory tour of Europe this week, according to a new worldwide study by the Pew Global Attitudes Project.
On the one hand, the image of the United States has improved slightly in many countries over the past year. On the other, the new optimism appears to be driven largely by the fact that Bush will soon be leaving office.
In addition, while the prospect of Bush's departure and the excitement of the U.S. primary contest have helped the image of the United States, a worldwide surge in concern about slumping economic conditions and a widespread view that the U.S. economy is harming local economies may tarnish it.
Survey respondents also tend to see the United States as the main offender in global warming, Pew said.
"There has been no sea change in world views of the United States," Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, said of the results, which were issued Thursday. "Europeans are still much more negative than they were at the beginning of the decade, and highly negative views prevail in the Muslim world. But there are some indications that the world sees the possibility of change with the prospect of a new president."
The 24-nation survey, which was conducted in March and April, shows that many people who have been following the U.S. presidential race expect U.S. foreign policy to improve when Bush leaves the White House in January.
It also shows that publics worldwide have greater confidence in Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, than in his Republican rival, John McCain, "to do the right thing regarding world affairs." This feeling is strongest in Europe, Australia and Japan, as well as in Tanzania, which borders Kenya, the...
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ameriphobia; bush; bushvisit; eurotwitsforkerry; socialists
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:29:17 PM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
Yet another LeftPropaganda news MAKING “survey”.
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:31:20 PM PDT
by
EyeGuy
To: neverdem
I haven’t been too happy with Bush lately, but I don’t care at all about the image the US enjoys with malcontents abroad. I’m tired of hearing it. When they announced the Captain America movie, it was, “Oh, no! How will they sell this character to people around the globe who hate America?” Hate my country? F you! And, stop consuming American products, if you hate us so much. But, since that example is about Hollywood, they are all about caving to an attitude they share. Superman Returns: “Fighting for truth, justice and all that stuff.”
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:36:30 PM PDT
by
Rastus
To: neverdem
Any PEW surveys on what the people of the United States of America think of other countries?
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:36:33 PM PDT
by
OCC
To: EyeGuy
this word “image” is interesting.
to those who know nothing of the US but that put out by our enemies - sure, they are ignorant.
But for the so called “informed” people, how could they not be impressed and thankful for the US and all we do at every level??
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:36:55 PM PDT
by
elpadre
(nation)
To: neverdem
I don’t care if they don’t like me.
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:37:45 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
To: neverdem
I for one will be sad to see President Bush leave office, only because I have kinda gotten used to not being attacked by terrorists in the last seven years. I aint saying I agreed 100% with him on many issues, but I do commend him for punching back at those that are trying to kill us.
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:38:35 PM PDT
by
FMBass
("Now that I'm sober I watch a lot of news"- Garofalo from Coulter's "Treason")
To: neverdem
Let's see, Ronald Reagan took a chunk out of communism and left office with a negative image. George Bush takes a chunk out of terrorism and leaves office with a negative image. Negative ain’t so negative after all.
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:38:48 PM PDT
by
oyez
(Justa' another high minded lowlife.)
To: neverdem
Of course they hope Barack Hussein Obama becomes our Preisent, since he wants to see his “Global Tax Initiative” put in place.
9
posted on
06/13/2008 6:47:20 PM PDT
by
Baladas
((M))
To: neverdem
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:50:26 PM PDT
by
roses of sharon
( (Who will be McCain's maverick?))
To: neverdem
23% of Americans are anti-American democrats, over 97% of the media are in this group. The world, and Americans have not heard anything positive about us in many years so what is the world to think?
BTW, I include Drudge in offering a lot of Anti-American headlines. I will agree, he is not a liberal, just part of the other side of anti-US on many issues.
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posted on
06/13/2008 6:51:54 PM PDT
by
edcoil
To: edcoil
If they don’t like President Bush wait til they meet Presicent McCain.
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posted on
06/13/2008 7:01:34 PM PDT
by
BARLF
To: neverdem
In other words, these countries no longer have any fear of America. They can do whatever they want, kill as many of us as they choose, and they know our next POTUS won't give a darn. And our Supreme Court will help forgive them and give them a medal.
I miss Pres Bush already.
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posted on
06/13/2008 7:03:36 PM PDT
by
Hattie
To: neverdem
Well, the Mexicans could care less, since both present candidates are for AMNESTY — and our enemies are loving every minute of the Bush departure, and hoping that the Obamanation gets into the Oval Office — their Manchurian Candidate.
So how are foreign relations looking? Bad for Americans, good for our enemies and Mexicans.
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posted on
06/13/2008 7:03:57 PM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: neverdem
"...it also shows that publics worldwide have greater confidence in Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, than in his Republican rival, John McCain, "to do the right thing regarding world affairs."Meaning, to subordinate US interests to ANY or ALL other countries interests.
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posted on
06/13/2008 7:05:20 PM PDT
by
Zman516
(socialists & muslims -- satan's useful idiots.)
To: neverdem
"Survey respondents also tend to see the United States as the main offender in global warming, Pew said."
Whatever lefties.
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posted on
06/13/2008 7:06:14 PM PDT
by
1035rep
To: Hattie
I miss Pres Bush already.Ditto.
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posted on
06/13/2008 7:08:19 PM PDT
by
1035rep
To: neverdem; elpadre
Take up the White Man's burden-
Send forth the best ye breed-
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild-
Your new-caught, sullen peoples,
Half-devil and half-child.
Take up the White Man's burden-
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain
To seek another's profit,
And work another's gain.
Take up the White Man's burden-
The savage wars of peace-
Fill full the mouth of Famine
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
The end for others sought,
Watch sloth and heathen Folly
Bring all your hopes to nought.
Take up the White Man's burden-
No tawdry rule of kings,
But toil of serf and sweeper-
The tale of common things.
The ports ye shall not enter,
The roads ye shall not tread,
Go mark them with your living,
And mark them with your dead.
Take up the White Man's burden-
And reap his old reward:
The blame of those ye better,
The hate of those ye guard-
The cry of hosts ye humour
(Ah, slowly!) toward the light:-
"Why brought he us from bondage,
Our loved Egyptian night?"
Take up the White Man's burden-
Ye dare not stoop to less-
Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloke your weariness;
By all ye cry or whisper,
By all ye leave or do,
The silent, sullen peoples
Shall weigh your gods and you.
Take up the White Man's burden-
Have done with childish days-
The lightly proferred laurel,
The easy, ungrudged praise.
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless years
Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom,
The judgment of your peers!
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posted on
06/13/2008 7:14:28 PM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: Zman516
Has anyone else noticed the expressionless faces of the teeny boppers supporting Senator Obama at his road shows? I wonder if they know what he is talking about.
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posted on
06/13/2008 8:38:02 PM PDT
by
ANGGAPO
(LayteGulf BeachClub)
To: neverdem
according to a new worldwide study by the Pepe LePew Global Snotty Pseudointellectual Liberal Socialist Secular Holier-Than-Thou Limp-Wristed, Linguini-Spined Euro-Weenies Attitudes Project.
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posted on
06/13/2008 8:50:50 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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