Posted on 03/24/2006 11:51:08 AM PST by demlosers
March 23, 2006--Only 18% of Americans agree that France is an ally in the war on terror. Almost as many believe France is an enemy in that war.
But most (57%) say that France's status lies "somewhere in between" ally and enemy. Democrats are more likely than Republicans to regard France as an ally, and less likely to regard her as an enemy.
Our November, 2004 survey, taken not long after a presidential campaign largely focused on Iraq and the war on terror, found that 31% of Americans were then willing to characterize France as an enemy in the war on terror. But although many fewer now agree with that view, those who now believe France is an ally are also slightly fewer. Only the number who say France is comme ci comme ça has increased, from 43% to 57%.
By contrast, 76% of all Americans affirm that Great Britain is an ally in the war on terror. Only 4% consider her an enemy, and 14% believe the truth lies in between. Men under 40 are the group most likely to regard Britain as an enemy in the conflict.
About twice as many Americans (29%) say the United Nations is an ally of the U.S. as say the UN is our enemy (15%), and 50% think the truth is somewhere in between—numbers not too different from what our survey found shortly after the presidential election.
Those most likely to regard the United Nations as an enemy of the United States are Republicans (23%) and men 40 and older (25%).
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The telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports February 1, 2006. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. 37% of survey respondents were Republican, 37% Democrat, and 26% unaffiliated (see Methodology)
that high!!!
And they are very easy to identify by the Kerry-Edwards bumperstickers on their cars.
As I pass gas in the general direction of france and the french.
Hey!...I view France as an alley
The point is that the French themselves view us as an enemy, basing their foreign policy positions solely on how best to counteract the US, so whether we view them as such or not doesn't matter, except that we should not be fooled into thinking they are our friends when they don't think so.
LOL... It took me a second to catch on. Well said.
It should be 100%, but some Jay-walkers always make it to these polls.
I would say that France is an "ally" of the U.S. -- in any endeavor -- with approximately the same sincerity and for the same sorts of motives as John McCain seeks to present himself as an "ally" of the president.
“The French are always there when they need you.”
Cute! (and spot on)
The credit belongs to someone else, don’t know who.
Spot on. I wonder what the French reaction to this poll would be?
Would they be glad that "You Americans have become aware of the calculus of the Franco-US relations?" or whine that "Oh no, the Yanquis have figured out where we really stand now and we can no longer deceive them!"?
Well, shazam! I could never have figured that out on my own.
The FEC ought to ban POLLS for 90 days before an election.
Who are these dopes who think the frog is our friend? Shows the truth of the Bell Curve. The ratmedia find these zipper heads and interviews them.
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