[Vision2020] Polls Show U.S. Image is Slipping

[Donovan Arnold]

Plain and simple, Ms. Kraut, if you cannot play nicely with other nations, 
you are not qualified for the job of President. The main job of the 
President is to protect us from other nations and foreign policy. He has 
made CANADA mad at us. For heaven's sake, how do you make Canada mad at us?

Bush is an idiot, he cannot maintain stability in the world and has made the 
security of the nation worse than it has been since 1944.

Donovan J Arnold.

>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
>To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Polls Show U.S. Image is Slipping
>Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:41:38 -0700
>
>So, France and Germany don't want to play nice its the end of the world??
>What about Belgium? What about Australia? Don't they count. Bush has done a
>great job of working with those who will and discounted those who won't.
>France is not going to send troops I don't care who is president. It is
>insulting for Kerry to suggest that if he is in charge they will. And if it
>is true I am even more insulted that they would try to manipulate me that
>way! I don't care who their leader is and I would accept him because it was
>their choice even if I disapproved. I expect the same respect from them.
>Kerry is so elitist its disgusting!
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold at hotmail.com>
>To: <pkraut at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Polls Show U.S. Image is Slipping
>
>
> > This is not 1804 Ms. Kraut, the United States does not live in a vacuum.
>The
> > President of the United States HAS to be able to deal with other nations
>to
> > address the problems of this nation. The quagmire in Iraqi is evidence 
>of
> > the problems the US encounters when it is not able to develop good
> > diplomatic relations with other foreign governments.
> >
> > North Korea and Iran are both now developing weapons of mass destruction
> > because of Bush's inability to deal with these nations as other 
>Presidents
> > have. Oil prices going sky high, directly impact the United States. How
>many
> > US solders that are killed, are directly impacted by the President's
> > diplomatic abilities.  How many us citizens in other countries are
>beheaded
> > or killed are impacted by the President's diplomatic abilities. If a
>nation
> > attacks us is dependent upon the Diplomatic abilities of the President.
> >
> > Nobody is suggesting that other people gain the right vote in the US if
>they
> > are not US citizens. But don't you think that a President lacking
>diplomatic
> > skills is a bit scary when we are at war and shouldn't it be a concern
>when
> > voting to fill the position?
> >
> > Donovan J Arnold
> >
> > >From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
> > >To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Polls Show U.S. Image is Slipping
> > >Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:00:34 -0700
> > >
> > >Bush is not their president or leader...he is mine and I like him and I
> > >don't care whether 'they' do or not. They don't get a vote...at least 
>not
> > >legally and I do. I don't understand all this concern for Europe and
>their
> > >thoughts about us. The press doesn't seem to care what I think of 
>Europe
>so
> > >I don't understand why I should care about them. I understand that to
>Kerry
> > >and his followers this is as big a news event as Viet Nam...but I don't
> > >care about that either. Both are non-news. Let try to fix our real
> > >problems...and not send anymore attorneys to Washington DC.
> > >PK
> > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > >   From: Tom Hansen
> > >   To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > >   Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:13 AM
> > >   Subject: [Vision2020] Polls Show U.S. Image is Slipping
> > >
> > >
> > >   From today's (October 16, 2004) Spokesman Review -
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Polls show U.S. image is slipping
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Majority of foreigners polled like Americans, dislike Bush
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   By Beth Gardiner
> > >
> > >   Associated Press
> > >
> > >   October 16, 2004
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   LONDON - America's popularity around the world has taken a beating 
>in
> > >recent years, according to a set of coordinated polls conducted in 10
> > >different countries. But the survey also found that despite widespread
> > >animosity toward President Bush, huge majorities said they have a good
> > >opinion of Americans.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   "We like Americans, we don't like Bush," was how Britain's Guardian
> > >newspaper summarized the results of the surveys published Friday.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   The polls found that to an overwhelming degree, respondents in most 
>of
> > >the countries have a more negative view of the United States now than a
>few
> > >years ago, disapprove of the war in Iraq and dislike Bush. Democratic
> > >challenger John Kerry is favored - often by landslide proportions - in
>all
> > >but two of the nations.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   But even in France, often seen as a bastion of anti-Americanism, 72
> > >percent said they had a favorable view of Americans, compared to 24
>percent
> > >with an unfavorable opinion, the poll found.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   The polls, commissioned by major papers in each country, were
>conducted
> > >in Canada, France, Britain, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, 
>Mexico,
> > >Israel and Russia. Not all questions were asked in every country.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   On average, 57 percent said they had a worse opinion of the United
> > >States than two to three years ago, compared to 20 percent who said 
>they
> > >had a higher opinion now. That question was asked in each country 
>except
> > >Russia.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   In eight of the nations, more people said their view of America had
> > >worsened than improved. Seventy-four percent of Japanese, 70 percent of
> > >French, 67 percent of South Koreans, 64 percent of Canadians and 60
>percent
> > >of Spaniards said they had a lower opinion of America now than a few
>years
> > >ago.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Only in Israel - whose prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has won strong
> > >backing from Bush - did more people say their view of the United States
>had
> > >improved than worsened, by a margin of 40 percent to 26 percent.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Americans - the people, not the government - can feel well-loved,
>maybe
> > >because foreigners so happily soak up U.S. movies, TV and music and
> > >frequent McDonald's and Starbucks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Overall, 68 percent of those questioned said they had a favorable
> > >opinion of Americans, compared to 23 percent with a negative view.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Eighty-six percent of Russians, 81 percent of Israelis, 74 percent 
>of
> > >Japanese and 73 percent of Canadians reported positive views of
>Americans.
> > >The lowest figure was in Spain, where 47 percent said they had a 
>positive
> > >view and 32 percent negative.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   In nine countries, huge majorities said they had an unfavorable
>opinion
> > >of Bush, whom critics accuse of conducting a unilateralist foreign 
>policy
> > >that disregards the views of other nations, even close friends.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   The president may not be bothered by the results - he says he makes
> > >decisions for the good of America even if they make him unpopular
>overseas.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   People in all 10 countries were asked who they hoped to see win the
> > >White House Nov. 2. Kerry was favored in eight of the nations including
> > >France, where 72 percent supported him compared to 16 percent for Bush.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   In South Korea, it was 68 percent for Kerry and 18 percent for Bush;
>in
> > >Canada, 60 percent to 20 percent; in Spain, 58 percent to 13 percent; 
>54
> > >percent to 28 percent in Australia; and 50 percent to 22 percent in
> > >Britain.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Bush came out on top in Israel by a margin of 50 percent to 24 
>percent
> > >and in Russia, 52 percent to 48 percent.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   On Iraq, 68 percent of people - majorities in seven out of eight
> > >countries - said the U.S. was wrong to invade, while 25 percent thought
>war
> > >was the right decision.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   In an Associated Press poll this fall, a majority surveyed in eight
> > >countries said they believed the Iraq war has increased the threat of
> > >terrorism. Just over half of respondents in the United States and
> > >two-thirds or more of respondents in Australia, Britain, Canada, 
>France,
> > >Germany, Italy, Mexico and Spain said they believed Iraq has increased
>the
> > >terrorist threat, according to the AP-Ipsos polls.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   The newspapers involved in the polling published Friday were La 
>Presse
> > >in Canada, Le Monde in France, the Guardian in Britain, El Pais in 
>Spain,
> > >Asahi Shimbun in Japan, JoongAng Ilbo in South Korea, the Sydney 
>Morning
> > >Herald and Melbourne Age in Australia, Reforma in Mexico, Haaretz in
>Israel
> > >and the Moscow News in Russia.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   The sample sizes in the 10 polls varied from 522 people in Israel to
> > >1,417 in Australia. Margins of error were mostly around 3 percentage
> > >points, but varied between 2.6 percent and 4.38 percent. The polls were
> > >conducted on different dates from September through early October.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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