By Jill Dougherty
On the streets of Cairo, some Egyptians tell CNN they had high hopes when Barack Obama became U.S. president. Now there's bitter disappointment.
"We hoped for change after George Bush," one man says, "but, sorry, it's the same politics. It's not Obama's system per se, it's the system of the country."
That Egyptian's view mirrors the results of a new poll by the Pew Research Center. The Global Attitudes Project questioned more than 26,000 people in 21 countries.
Among America's traditional allies, like Europe and Japan, President Obama has largely repaired America's image tarnished in the Bush years, the survey found. But the Pew Research Center's data shows that Obama's policies are hurting him.
Take the use of drones. In 17 of the 21 countries surveyed, more than half disapprove of U.S. drone attacks targeting extremists in countries like Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. That contrasts sharply with the opinion of 62% of Americans, who approve of the drone campaign.
"Global approval of President Barack Obama's policies has declined significantly since he first took office, while overall confidence in him and attitudes toward the U.S. have slipped modestly as a consequence," according to the Pew report.
One major finding, according to Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center in Washington, is that leadership affects overall image.
"Opinions about the president really shape opinions about the country. When President Bush was unpopular, the United States was largely unpopular," he said. "President Obama is largely popular, albeit not quite as popular as he was in 2009, and the United States is more popular than it was. So, the face, the leadership, matters to the world."
Opinion: World views of U.S.: Romney, Obama both right. And both wrong
In Europe there has been a dramatic turnaround in how European countries like Germany and allies like Japan view the United States.
In 2008, under President George W. Bush, 31% of Germans had a favorable view of the United States. In 2012, under President Obama, 52% do. In Japan, in 2008, 50% had a positive view of America. Now, 72% do.
But in many Muslim countries Obama's policies have damaged views of the United States. In Pakistan, favorable views slipped from 19% in 2008 to 12% in 2012. In Egypt, favorable views decreased from 22% to 19%.
The biggest concern worldwide about America, according to the survey, still is that it acts without concern for the interests of other countries. But despite disappointment with Obama's policies, there is considerable support for his re-election, in Europe and in some Latin American countries like Brazil.
In France, 92% of those questioned think Obama should get another term. In Germany, 89% agree and in Brazil, 72% think he should be re-elected. In Mexico, however, 35% think he deserves another term and 43% oppose another term.
"Most of the publics in allied nations think he should be re-elected, and by large numbers," Kohut said. "If he had those numbers in the United States he could do really well!"
But in some Middle Eastern countries, it's the reverse. In Egypt, 76% don't want him to have another term and in Jordan, it is 73%.
Another finding in the survey: Even America's friends in Europe think China, not the United States, is the world's top economy.
As one man on the streets of London said: "If China sneezes, I think the rest of the world gets a cold."
But the Chinese themselves aren't so sure. Only 29% of Chinese in the Pew Survey said China is the world's leading economic power. Almost half said it is the United States.
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The perception of president Obama appears to be politically polarized. Many democrats agree what many european countries think about Obama. On the other hand people hwo line with the GOP think like the muslim nations about him being weak. An unbiased look at the picture will surely say that his policies have gained more support for america than his predecessor barring a few muslim countries who are definetly not happy with him.
Muslim countries don't think Obama's weak. They hate him because he's continuing Bush's unjustified terror campaign against Muslims in the Middle East.
But in many Muslim countries Obama's policies have damaged views of the United States. In Pakistan, favorable views slipped from 19% in 2008 to 12% in 2012. In Egypt, favorable views decreased from 22% to 19%.
In 2008 we had Bush telling Egypt and Pakistan he didn't care where Bin Ladin was and really not that concerned about him. Of course they viewed the US more favorably. The worst terrorist in history was born in Egypt and a favored son and hiding in Pakistan. President Obama kept his promise to never stop looking for Egypt and Pakistans "hero". Thanks to President Obama and our military we found your hero and took him out. Now you don't like us? LOL
What this really says is we want an America to just give us money and then leave us alone. We have succeeded in creating a welfare world!
There is a difference between putting your country's interests first, and completely ignoring other countries' interests to achieve your own. No one is suggesting that any president should not pursue American interests.
Welcome to the club Egyptians – Americans are disappointed more than you are.
Speak for yourself! I am American and I am not disappointed.
You should be!
I'll second that Dave.
Although this article attempts to slam President Obama's policies, what it really says is that returning to a Republican president who wants to continue GWBush's policies would be even worse for U.S. global relations.
In typical demecrat fashion, you see what you want to see and hear what you want to hear.
In typical Bumblican fashion; so do you!
it's the republicans who live in their own little Ike and Mamie world. the year is 2012, wake up and face reality.
WHAT???? Are you crazy.. how in the world do you get that from this artical? Stop blaming George Bush for everything and get a clue.. Move on.. He's been out of office for 4 years. Obama has made it worse. If Obama has a heart attack tomorrow I guess thats George Bush's fault too. You are the problem with what is wrong with this country. Blame all republicans like Democrates do nothing wrong in your eyes and have no hand whatso ever in our countries problems. Go back to school and learn how government works so you dont look stupid
For the large number of words you used in your reply, you said absolutely nothing.
Sassy: This article doesn't attempt to slam Obama's policies. It reports the results of an international poll about other peoples' opinions of the U.S. It has nothing to do with whether Obama's policies are right or not. I.e., some people (myself included) would say the drone attacks are part of a good policy, but those attacks have caused U.S. support in the middle east to fall.
When are Democrats going to stop blaming Bush?
According to you liberals Obama's new campaign slogan should be: Vote for me, because I can always blame Bush when things don't work out.
Listen, Obama has run up the U.S. debt more in three years than Bush did in eight. Check your facts. It somethin glike 4.8T for Bush in eight years versus 5.1T for Obama in three.
If he didn't want to be saddled with the debt left behind by Bush he shouldn't have applied for the job. Blaming your predecessor is simply a cop out and admition of your own failed policies.
That's what you got out of this really?
World's largest economy...US. Twice as large as China's. Sick of all the whining about "This economy".
People are so freaked out by China. China holds about 1/15 of our debt. Surprised? Polling average citizens around the world is about as enlightening as "jaywalking" on the tonight show.
GOOD OLD CNN, Always sugarcoating things for King Hussein
CNN get a clue. President improved out relationship with other countries somethig bush had all messed up. I personally dont give a rat's butt about the comments of other people in other countries as far as out policies go, they have to blame someone why not President Obama, everybody else does. This is one the dummest articel I ever seen, enough with the polls and do some real journalism, GOOD GRIEF!!!
enoughg Kool aid?
Everyone blaming Obama? Seriously?
Are you even paying attention? Obama is the worst offender by blaming his predecessor for every single one of his own failed policies.
And his latest restaurant analogy is purely comical in the fact that he ordered the priciest meals at the restaurant after his predecessor left and then went on to blame him for the tab.
This guy is so out of touch if is laughable. And his jokes and analogies are not only NOT funny they are downright insulting to an American's intelligence.
Obama must go. We are losing this country at a fast pace..
Losing the country to who. I still say what I want, drive where I want, eat what I want, watch what I want. I go to the doctor if I get sick and my insurance pays. I would much rather live in a Country under an ELECTED right or left leaning President than any other country. If it is so bad for you and the sky is falling, please leave.
I will have to blame Bush for being too much like Obama. After all, we do not blame Obama. That would be racist.
Only a racist would make that comment.
Obama is a racist
Bill, so true...
As long as countries in the mid-East (and elsewhere) insist on allowing religion to rule government, there will never be any changes for them.
You mean like so many want to do here in the U.S.?
So much for constant Tea Party claims that Obama is pro-muslim...
Keep the drones going! As long as there's radical Islamists seeking to attack us, we must stay on the offensive. I agree there's all sorts of "slippery slope" arguments that can be made about them, but, fact is, they've been amazingly successful against al Qaeda.
I suppose we should restart rendition, secret prisons and torture too. After all one slippery slope leads to another.
We have. Guantanamo can now how American citizens, thanks to a law pushed through by Obama's administration, wiretapping has been expanded and the CIA is more active than ever (if you believe Obama's leaks)......
What do you mean restart, they never ended.
He is pro-muslim, right now, he wants to get-reelected,so collateral damage is Ok with him for now, he probably beats himself with a belt at night, every time there is a drone strike
Jake: I have never heard of any Tea Party claims that Obama is pro-Muslim. The Tea Party wants government spending and government debt reduced. That may be unwise, especially in this fragile economy, so I can understand people criticizing the Tea Party, but if you are going to criticize them, do so for what they are doing, not for some mis-statement of what they are doing.
Put it this way....those who vote against President Obama in the next election are on board with Egypt, Jordan and Mexico.
Or simply like me: fed up with his failure to do what he said he would do. He caved to the repuglicans on healthcare, Guantanamo is still open, people are still held in prison/jail for long terms without charge, the military kangeroo courts continue. Perhaps a few of us are tired of that. Not that I'd vote for Romney either.
So does that mean you're voting for Romney who won't change any of this?
or maybe are smarter than you
I have to think a president that put's his own country's interests first isn't going to be popular with other countries.
More fraudulent polling, right up there with Wisconsin's exit polls. Obama promised to improve America's stature overseas, and Obama is never wrong. Perhaps everyone over there still hates Bush so much that they're taking it out on Obama?
All of those people out in the world who don't support Obama's reelection, have no idea how much worse things could get without him.
They don't realize how awful Romney would be. He'd be worse than Bush, in a lot of ways.
He is even less trustworthy.
So what are your sources for these "facts" or is it just your wishful thinking? How in heavens name can you get any worse than Obama?
romney, depending on his mood that day, may want US troops in Egypt, Libya, Syria and Iran. The people in the middle east don't know how much worse things can be with another cowboy in the White House. With his pledge to increase defense spending (for his wars) while decreasing federal income tax rates by 20%, the nation's deficit will grow even more quickly than it is now. Count on it. And then romeny will target whatever is left of the social safety net and middle class benefits for cuts. Those of you on the right, especially you uneducated and ignorant ones, you'd be better watch what you wish for because romeny will be out to pull the rug out from under you too.
You don't remember Bush?
Take a look at Mass. before and after Romney. Ask Mass residents what they think of him other than healthcare.
How on earth can you be so blind?
Obama's an idiot. Romney's an idiot. Even the Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson isn't ideal, but he'd be a far better president than those other two clowns.
Rational Libertarian? That's an oxymoron.
Can't please ALL the people ALL the time...what is best for the American people in and of itself-should be Number 1!
Europeans, Canadians, and citizens of any socialist country will always prefer a Democratic President over a Republican President. Its just simple, common sense.
So, their "opinion" is largely meaningless. What's important is the opinion of their nation's leaders. Can the President work closely with those leaders to the benefit of American foreign policy? That's the true gauge of a President's effectiveness.
I think Obama has faired better than Bush, so far, in this regard. Of course, Bush set the bar pretty low, so...
Canada is not a socialist country. Stop repeating that nonsense. If that is the case, then the entire industrialized world is socialist! But maybe the rest of the developed world is socialist, if your perspective is from the far right.
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Pakistan is always angry at us. Glad Bin Laden is dead.
As Obama's staff is saying "Thank God its Romney".
It goes to show none of these politicians who sold this country out are not willing to work as ONE. America will fall because of cruelty and wicked men who wants to be in control.
They are right. The US continues policies that infringes on the rights and privacy of citizens, ever increasingly. We do as we wish, without regards to other countries. We still illegally detain prisoners in limbo prisons with no right to trial or lawyer, either from the US or their home country. We maintain the highest prisoner population ratio of any country in the world (because we toss people in prison for things like not paying child support or smoking a joint). This includes regimes like China and North Korea. It's really just a shambling shadow of the country it used to be, as far as freedom and liberty for all.
you actually think it used to be better? the 24 hr news cycle along with freedom of information exposes most of this stuff....they used to cover it all up....or it would take forever to reach the papers....and the television used to have standards....now its a wild west opiniated free-for-all......used to be you would never know. We were not a morally perfect nation....not even close. At least now everyone has a "right" to know.
Funny how when we get "transparency" the people don't like it.
I really don't care much of what Egyptians or other Middle East countries think. They wouldn't like us regardless of our policies. They really don't understand how our country works....heck, even many Americans don't have a good grasp on how our country works (or at least should work) anymore.
The people who understand the least are the Rep/Dem retards.
Republicans groups are a disaster to America. How will the God of heaven will continue to bless America when you have men bringing division and divisive rhetoric. What profit any man to gain this world and lose your soul. The same hell raisers did nothing while eight years of Bush/Cheney raised the deficits. Stop the hatred!!!!!
I can ignore your rant until you mention deficits – first 43 Presidents = $6.1T; current President $6.3T (an increasing $4B/day).
Reagan raised the deficit, Bush I & II RAISED THE DEFICIT! Get overy your hate and rants. Congress sold this country out. What they sowed, reaped the disasters.
Nadine – you've contradicted yourself. Who controlled Congress during the Bush administrations? Who controlled Congress for the first two years of the current administration (with a super majority – and continue to control the Senate)? Please use logic (vice emotion) to support your claims.
Republicans Rock!!!
What GOD?
Are you on drugs?
MAN created a man in the sky, called it GOD, uses that to control your behavior and thoughts, just like the Republicans, and you only have venom for Republicans?
Cleanse your own mind of its silliness, then we can have a rational conversation...
Cleanse your foolish mind! Republican groups of hate will destroy themselves.
Man, how come it is that EVERY TIME there's a discussion about ANYTHING, some athiest has to chime in and try to make everyone fell stupid ? Anybody else getting tired of that ?
"Nadine" – Learn to quote correctly and write coherently before spouting off, please. You ramble on, making no sense. Also, you've obviously been living under a rock for the past three and a half years if you think your beloved, Obama, is a fiscal conservative! With him in office, the national debt has SKYROCKETED.
Come on Hockey Mom, I think you know why the deficit soared. The primary factors are the Bush and now Obama tax cuts, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars that were unfunded, the Medicare Part D benefit that was unfunded and the deep recession that has resulted in millions of people losing their jobs and thus not payin federal income tax and in fact taking money from the government to live on. I hope you know that the recession started before Obama became president. And I hope you know that the cuts pushed by republicans have resulted in the loss of thousands of public worker jobs, teachers, cops, etc. Now do you understand why the debt is what it is?
Romney's presidency will be a replay of GW's. Enough said.
Who cares what the Arab world thinks????? Don't most of them support Al Queda? Why does CNN and the rest of the media keep caring what that part of the world thinks? Get real people. You are playing into the hands of these people that would just as soon see all of dead than live. I am so fed up with the way you cover the news. It's plain disgusting.
Then the GOP, by all accounts of this poll, should love Obama. He has the Muslim countries decreasing in their favorability of him yet the GOP'ers still whine about him being too soft on them. What is it that the GOP doesn't get? Oh, the facts.
Your headline is shamefully misleading. The article clearly delineates how Obama's administration has strongly increased support for the United States in many countries around the world, but it has slipped slightly in some countries. Conservative media strikes again.
"Conservative media" isn't really a phrase which could have been used to describe CNN since the late eighties.
Conservative Media and CNN being used in the same sentence is an oxymoron.
I'm with Maggie on this one, in a sense. I see this as an article to inflame the schism we already have between our two parties. CNN is most definitely not a Republican-run news outlet, and I wonder if the author of the article is. I don't think it was written from that standpoint, it seems more of an inflammatory piece; even if Jill is not a Republican, she seemed to choose that point of view for the nature of devil's advocate. The values in countries that approve increased by a much greater percentage than the ALREADY low values that decreased marginally in Arab countries. So yes, the headline is definitely misleading, but the polls are interesting data.
Is anyone surprised that these countries support Obama? Could it be his support for a big Government?
The Republicans are a "big government" party as well and don't kid yourself otherwise.
Everybody go crazy.
Who cares what the world thinks of us, do you think China cares? We need to do what's right for us as a nation and citizens, as long as what we do benefits us as Americans, F the rest of the world. They just want us to be mediocre like the them.
Bravo!
I agree, but we aren't able to do everything we need to do on our own when it comes to foreign policy, trade, etc. In order to gain that help, we need them to think positively of us. The USSR tried being the country that everyone feared in order to get things done, and that was part of their downfall.
Very true, Latuya!
Confused by the headline....looks like in most countries (that matter), Obama's presence has strengthened the U.S. standing. Amazing how a little twist of words and out of context can have a whole new meaning.
...and saying "countries that matter"? (Kinda why they hate us, no?)
The Great Uniter strikes out again...
That's the thing about the reich wingers: The bottom tier have no f@#%ing clue what the issues are.
Don't you know, "It's the economy stupid".
...if it's "the economy" than why are they trying to take birth control away from women, for frigssake?
@winston Sir, do your homework and stop spouting party rhetoric.
I suggest you research how many right wingers are bottom tier, and then how many left wingers are bottom tier and then come back to us.
with anyone new there is always initial euphoria which is followed by a settling of opinions as the Pres gets down to the real work of governing. however, Pres Obama and the US is still viewed better than we were following GWBush. this settling is to be expected. it takes time to undo the ev ils that the neocons did to the WORLD.
So these should be little wonder why the Obama administration wants illegal aliens, specifically hispanics, to vote.
Go back to Faux Nayshun, troll.
No. Obama has deported more Mexicans than any other president in history. They can hate him all they want it just means he's doing something right.
He may have deported more in straight numbers, but what about percentages? I'd bet it's a much lower percentage, but that wouldn't give good spin that CNN will always give this president.
You obviously missed the message. Obama has deported more illegals than recent presidents. Pay attention; facts do count.
Do you read any news or just listen to Faux News?
" if China sneezes the world catches a cold" that may be true but what of their Human Rights policy, freedom of rights or better yet their way of life? We are still free and can still go on top of the highest building and say President Obama is nuts, that's is our God given rights. God bless the Western way of life, wouldn't trade it for anything.
However, I can't take drugs or visit prost,itutes. I also have a large chunk of my salary stolen from me to pay for things I don't want. Is that free?
Let's not forget that the United States incarcerates more of her citizens than any other nation on earth.
If by "god" u mean Thomas Jefferson...I'm good with that.
So...Muslims are upset and like us less now that we can kill them with drones. LOL
You didn't read the article. But it was about you.
Wouldn't you be upset? Remember that time the drone killed about 70 people at a wedding. Imagine that was your wedding day.
It's impossible to reason with people whose only argument is their blind nationalism.
Libertarian: Innocent people die in wars. That's sad, but unavoidable. Drones are far more precise than, say, carpet bombing. The U.S. began the military action in Afghanistan and Pakistan after Muslims based in Afghanistan attacked the U.S. and killed 2,500 Americans. If people in Pakistan don't want our drones to crash their wedding parties, perhaps they could assist us to root out the men who have attacked, and are continuing to work to attack, the U.S.
I know that the drone strikes aren't popular in the middle east, but we have to protec tourselves from those from that region who are constantly plotting against us..We didn't start the terrorism here that led to the need for those strikes. Terrorist groups from the Middle East did. People there may not want President Obama reelected, but the alternative to him,Mitt Romney and his advisers, will do a lotmore than drone strikes if he's elected. I'm sure that they don't want that.
"We didn't start the terrorism here that led to the need for those strikes. Terrorist groups from the Middle East did."
And I suppose that the terrorism had nothing to do with the fact that we stick our noses into the business of all these Middle Eastern countries, AND that we created economic sanctions against countries like Saddam Hussein's Iraq that caused the deaths of thousands of children.
"Lesley Stahl on U.S. sanctions against Iraq: We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price–we think the price is worth it.
–60 Minutes (5/12/96)"
And then you wonder why they hate us!!!!
Rational Libertarian
Well, you're assumption is incorrect, as I'm not an Obama supporter. Rep/Dem are just two sides of the same retarded, hypocritical coin. I do however like honesty, and honestly, Obama has not bent over backwards for Muslims.
Also, thanks for answering my question. You are clearly an idiot.
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Again, thanks for being such an accomplished master teacher. Thanks to your teaching abilities I learned my lessons well. You are the best(est). Don't ask me at what, though. I mean other than being a stupid/moronic idiot.
Oh, and by the way, don't forget to "Bend Forward." Make sure to apply generous amounts of Vaseline. Enjoy it!!!
Oops, time to get back to work. Some of us have to work to make ends meet. Unlike some people that spend most of their day waiting for their "dole" to arrive and sitting in front of their computers posting all kinds of crap.
Would love to continue this, but again, some of us have to work for a living. ¡Hasta la vista!
Yeah, good luck with that.
Libertarians don't believe in "the dole."
Your ad hominem attacks add nothing to this discussion. In fact, they reflect very badly on you.
Of course the Muslims dont like Obama, because this president is fighting Muslim Extremists 10 times better than Bush ever did...
"Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right...Here I am, stuck in the middle ...."
"We hoped for change after George Bush," one man says, "but, sorry, it's the same politics. It's not Obama's system per se, it's the system of the country."
yeah, a lot of us here have figured that out too... what blows me away is the # of people who still SUPPORT Obama – granted, Romney would unquestionably be worse (I am NOT advocating him), just that the idea anyone could be happy w/O's performance is completely baffling... NOTHING has been fixed under his admin, we've just continued to kick the can & erode away some of the last facade of rule of law – the big day of reckoning may not have come yet (& I will admit I'm stunned we've been able to avoid it this long) but it WILL. you can't cheat math forever – wall st tried & the fed/treasury jumped on their grenade but there isn't a "bigger sucker" left w'the capacity to jump on Washington's...
I think you're right. The presidential election is usually a choice between crap and crapper. If only people voted for the Libertarian Party.
Quit talking so much sense. After all, you are on a CNN forum.
You have to agree in a choice between Obama and Romney, Obama is much better. As an independent I would have considered had the GOP nominated a candidate that has the moral character to stand up to the conservatives, have empathy for the poor and the needy while being tough to take actions but what did they deliver, a guy who has no clue about the lives of common men and whose only goal seems to be to please the conservatives and the rich.
Rational Libertarian
Are you an idiot? Have you even read the article? "Obama's muslim supporters". He's hated in Muslim majority countries. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Rational Libertarian, if I am an idiot it's because I learned IT all from YOU! Thank you soooooo much! You turned out to be a master teacher (moronic idiot?). Not only did I read this article, I have read numerous other articles.
Mr. Obama and his spiked Kool Aid slurping supporters (of which I gather you are one) have been bending backwards to accommodate Muslims since before he was sworn in as president. But, of course, people like you are going to defend him no matter what. And that is fine. Whatever suits you. However, should not expect everyone to share and support your opinions. If you want your opinions to be respected, YOU need to respect the opinions of dissenting individuals.
Need I remind you that this time around intimidation WILL NOT WORK!
Like some of you Mr. Obama supporters often say: enough said!!!
The real question is if he has been accommodating Muslims any more than Christians are already accommodated. You know, that whole "equality" thing we're so proud to say we have in this country.
Well, you're assumption is incorrect, as I'm not an Obama supporter. Rep/Dem are just two sides of the same retarded, hypocritical coin. I do however like honesty, and honestly, Obama has not bent over backwards for Muslims.
Also, thanks for answering my question. You are clearly an idiot.
You're an idiot
Libertarians don't support Obama.
I don't think so and I have some friends who are libertarians but they will vote for Obama though he is not their choice.
I don't understand why Obama gets the blame for not following up on his promises. He has tried, but congress won't even compromise, not even on getting jobs in the country for the unemployed. All the GOP can say is lower taxes and jobs will come. - And the GOP who runs on religion, but are so fast to start wars, tell lies & won't retract them, wants Wall Street to control itself again, wants to cut funds to the needy, limit care for women, etc. etc. and make the rich richer and the poor poorer. This is what they consider rightous under god.
Agree!
Anytime America is perceived to be strong, the rest of the worlds opinion of America is low. Whenever we are perceived as weak, the world's opinion is higher. People hate a winner and love a loser. NUF SAID!
Yep. What is wrong with this country is not the president but the weak leadership by Boehner and the republican party who refuses to do their job. To them doing nothing is the same as governing. I don't buy into that. I elected republicans in 2010 to make difficult decisions. They failed. I won't make the same mistake again
I didn't know it was are job to, take care of every lazy american who doesn't feel like working. Unless you got a true reason why you can't get up off your butt and go work. As for the women they can take care of themself, if males get no help either should females. You want equal rights across the board then lets be equal. Stop with all the hand me outs to people get of your butts and earn it like everyone before you. The problem with america is that it has got lazy and thinks it is to good to do blue collar work. Lets get back to true america, lets stop wasting money in other country lets fix are problems and focus on something like getting space program back up and running. All the money we spend in iraq kuwait and afgastan would have got us out of debt by now. We did are mission it is time to get out and bring the troops home for good and to protect are country not everyone elses..
I don't know why Republicans don't like Obama. There hasn't been one policy of George W. Bush that he has abandoned.
Before Bush (and with the support of a Democratic Congress), the last Republican President to take the US to war was Lincoln.
It’s the same Congress every President has had to deal with for over 225 years, but the Boy in Chief gets a break for obvious reasons, every president has had to deal with The House and the Senate, give me a friggan break, why should this be his excuse?
Obama was elected. His first comments were "elections have consequences and you lost". He took a heavy-handed approach with his super majority and was successful at spending a lot of money and jamming Obamacare down the throats of an unwilling public. The polls are still suggest Americans are against it. Americans said enough and elected enough republicans to stall the abuse of power, that is all. Few presidents are granted a super majority and Obama wasted it, that is the shame of this administration. History could have been altered and yet again it was not, another failed presidency.
The denuclearization of South Asia (Subcontinent) particularly India is imperative.
Quid pro quo transfer of nuclear technology by USA to third world countries such as India needs to be opposed on moral grounds. Billions of people live in that neighborhood and would be at risk from such catastrophes which I am sure the American people would not like to be a party to. We are all well aware that that region is prone to floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and of course terrorism placing such nuclear installations at tremendous risks. US Congress is urged to reconsider and cancel all the agreements for the transfer of such technologies due “Force Majeure”.
Just the way Pakistan is snubbing USA on matters of principles you would think that Pakistan is the center of civilization and world power. That is how much Obama has damaged american foreign policy. Not much different than Jimmy Carter.
Remember "freedom fries"? That didn't come about because the world was uniting under Bush.
" It's not Obama's system per se, it's the system of the country."
That sums it up in one sentence. Even if the republicans get the WH in November, nothing will change much. Three years from now everyone will be bashing Romney for the same things they are now bashing Obama. Things may even be worse for some people, i.e., the poor, seniors, lower middle-class, but overall the U.S. system will run the country like it always has.
Then you should move out of the country.
He's just suggesting that this country can do better than it has done in the past. Why do you have a problem with that?
to badva....What a stupid reply. I have not seen this country change drastically in the past 50 years, and I won't see a change in the next 4 years either.
but you'd rather live nowhere else, right?
badva, "best" does not always mean "good".
to badva...I am not putting the country down by saying that. People are expecting miracles each election year that the next president or congress or whatever will be far better than the previous one. Suddenly they think all the policies of the U.S. will change to what THEY want, but it doesn't happen that way. If Romney is elected there will be many broken promises from his campaign as there was from Obama's, and Bush's, and Clinton's. They will try to make change but it won't be Romney's system per se, it's the system of the country...the way it's always been.
No, actually, I've seen it change in the past 50 years: for the worse.
1. Guantanamo is not closed.
2. Expected fair treatment of both palestine and isreal. Still strongly supports Isreal and weak on support for Palestine.
3. Continuing war against marijuana users.
4. Took him over 3 years to support equality for gay people.
A guy called me asking for donations last night at 10pm. I told him is Obama closes Guantanamo before November then he could have the money. Fat chance!
He's still the lesser of two evils. I'll vote for him, but certainly will not put a sticker on my car or a sign in my lawn. It's more a vote against the GOP than anythng else.
Yay, two-party system!
And like 50 other things.....
"continuin war against ma.." Why should we not? Do we want our children to be zombied out on pot?
Notice that you can never talk about Obama without mentioning Bush? I guess Obama can't stand on his own two feet.
You are right the only difference between them is Bush was hated because he stood up for what he believed in, Obama on the other hand doesn't know what he believes in which makes him weak.
Yeah, Bush stood up for waterboarding. Lovely. The Klan stands up for white power. Sometimes, I like people with less-than-ironclad convictions.
Sadly, America will be talking about Bush for the next three or four presidents.
Of course, he destroyed America.
That's because the wars which Bush started aren't over yet.
Well since we are spreading blame on presidents, which president was responsible for 9/11? Bush was only doing what he had to do to clean up after Clinton's blind eyes.
I also notice that your candidate can't bring himself to even mention Bush. The problem is, if you want to fix a problem you have to determine where the problem originated....otherwise you are simply putting lipstick on the same old pig.
If Stiff Mitt gets elected, you will say the same about Obama. You cannot separate within the first 4 years.
"If China sneezes, I think the rest of the world gets a cold." Pretty much sums up the state of our global economy. Only problem is, China's economic health is failing.
Have you ever spent time in China? Their economy never got started. Forget what the emporers have, most of China is beyond third world and is a slum.
Don't let the fact that the vast majority of people live in third world conditions fool you. China is an economic superpower.
I believe Genocide is just if no other option will work, but drone strikes going well past 10 years makes no sense. Soon we are going to be blowing up house holds of people most of who weren't even born during 911 if we keep this up. At this point we are creating more enemies than we are killing significant people.
Please outline any incidence where genocide would be justified.
If there ever became a condition in the future were we were REPEATEDLY hit with weapons of mass destruction and other options had failed.
So, say China hit us with multiple WMDs (which will never happen, and even if it did, you can guarantee Uncle Sam will strike first), you think we'd be justified in not only exterminating every person in China, but we'd also have to execute every Chinese American person? Would we also ask all our allies to ship their Chinese immigrants to us, so we can treat them to Uncle Sam's hospitality as well?
VVVV, please do not ever run for office.
Your making stuff up and saying I would do things to make a point, which serves no point since it isn't true. I only stated that sentence to demonstrate I'm not arguing ending drone strikes from emotional I dislike killing people perspective, but from a side the believes we aren't getting anything positive by continuing to do it.
Well, what else is new with clueless/divisive Mr. Obama and his clowns. He promised to change America and he's succeeding one "snafu" at a time.
Give him four more years and he will sell or give our country to Russia and/or China in order to please his Muslim supporters.
After all, he thinks he owns the White House. I was led to believe that the White House belonged to the people of America.
While he is out campaigning full-time, I ask, who is taking care of America's business/issues?! Definitely NOT Mr. Obama, that's for sure.
Oh well... America is NOT for sale to the highest bidder. Don't be intimidated, don't be fooled, again!!!
Are you an idiot? Have you even read the article? "Obama's muslim supporters". He's hated in Muslim majority countries.
You probably don't want Romney then since his entire business experience is to borrow money (or get investors to invest) while skimming off the top. He likes to sell to the highest bidder (but only after a "managed" bankruptcy) so if you live in one of those red states that take more out of the Federal budget than they put in you may want to learn Chinese so you can talk to your new owners. He wants the government to sell it's shares of GM a a loss....not exactly a strong optimistic view of the US Auto Industry and not the best for us, the American taxpayers....but I'm sure he knows someone who would make money off the deal. But don't worry, he'll lower Federal spending the same way he did at Bain....by dumping the debt off on local and state governments, and he won't raise taxes (he'll raise fees...it sounds so much better).
Yeah, we need to kick this divisive jerk out and elect someone from the "party of inclusion". When I think "tapestry of people from all walks of life treating each other with respect and dignity", I think "GOP".
Tapestry of all people ??????? You meen the white straight only crowd ? That is the GOP brother. Fox is really messin with your mind !
It's a shame you have a computer. With that rant, you set civilization back many years. When you type, do you think about what you're saying? Or do you live in a world of paranoid fantasy?
Are you really that dumb ? THE MUSLIMS DO NOT LIKE HIM ! When are you idiots from the right going to quit spouting the "party" line and start thinking for yourselves.
I agree with my libertarian friend .
Love" clowns to the right of me and jokers to the left of me stuck in the middle again of me" And this is not Lodi !
I'm not quite sure why we care what the rest of the world thinks of us, or our policies. Though I tend to agree with them about Obama and the change he promised, he will be gone soon and we'll have another president to contend with. As for drone strikes in Middle Eastern countries...America is at war with terrorism. It's already a tough fight, even tougher when you don't have the world's support. To say that the participants/respondents are disappointed with the US conducting drone strikes in these countries suggests that these people approve of these countries harboring known terrorists, and believe the US should wait until they are on our soil to capture or kill them. Well that's just plain absurd. If these countries would take a truly active role in combating terrorism, maybe the US wouldn't be so aggressive by taking the fight to the terrorists that can be found within these countries. Are these countries supporting terrorism? Cause and effect. Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Egypt, etc., the fight will continue to be brought to within your borders until you do something about it. Quit complaining, unless you're on the side of the terrorists.
That's the problem. Far too many Americans could care less what the rest of the world thinks of them. For far too long we've conducted foriegn policy as though only America matters. This is why we're the number one target of terrorists. We don't' listen, we don't learn.
Doubled debt, record po vrty and food stamps, high unemployment and massive corruption, we are bitterly dissappointed here in America too.
you'll be disappointed forever because no single person can wave a wand and make all your problems disappear.
I, for one, am bitterly disappointed that I live in a country where my fellow citizens have such poor communication skills. Now go serve some fries with that hamburger & get off the computer.
Unfortunately more innocent civilians died again today in Iraq because GWB and the GOP destablized and destroyed that country for generations to come. Its a plus that President Obama has been able to end this illegitimate war and restore our image and trust worldwide but the damage is already done. Worst of all, while Charles Taylor and other dictators have been tried and convicted for war crimes against humanity, the world's leading tyrant and war criminal in GWB is still on the loose, touring the country freely and still defending and promoting his failed and outrageous foreign and domestic policies. And what is even more appalling is that GWB is counting on Mitt Romney to adop his failed and misguided policies.
I have a nagging question I want to ask the UN...when are GWB, Dick Cheyney and Donald Rumsfeld going to be indicted and tried for war crimes against humanity? I also have a question for the republican senators who are now interrogating Attorney general Holder on Fast and Furious? When are you losers going to call for legal hearing against GWB and company for treason and war crimes against Americans? How many Americans have died as a result of Fast and Furious? Thousands of Americans have died as a result of GWB's and his cabinet's treason and illegal wars and many continue to die in Afghanistan as we speak so why the double standard? Pathetic!
Bla bla bla. What war crimes. List them. You nuts are still Bushwhacking after 4 years. That is called desperation.
What war crimes? In 2002 GWB lied to the American people, the UN and the world community about bogus WMD's in Iraq and dragged us into an illegitimate and deadly war that has taken the lives of near a million Iraqi civilians and the lives of thousands of American soldiers. He also deliberately and recklessly abandoned and prolonged the Afghan war, putting more of our soldiers, logistic workers and NATO soldiers in harms way! You have a problem with me continuing to point to these war crimes, then why don't you try telling Ms. Cindy Sheehan or Ms. Sue Naderer or the thousands of American parents who have lost their kids to these illegitimate war campaigns that GWB and cabinet didn't do anything to their kids! Brainwash rightwing idiot!
BO your blind rage has caused blindness in your ability to make rational statements. The Iraq war was fought for any reason but the one that was given by the powers that be.
Blah, blah, blah is right straight from you !
Why should they be indicted for taking the war on terrorism to the enemy? Saddam Hussein invaded a neighbor and raped and pillaged the country. The US came to it's rescue. We never finished that fight. Saddam continued to act like he had something to hide, snubbed his nose at the world community, taunted and dared us to come in by crossing lines agreed upon during the first War, was attacking/slaughtering Kurds, not to mention how the rest of Iraqi's had to live in fear in that country. Things are beginning to improve in Iraq....maybe, just maybe it was the right thing to do, we should have just done it back in 1992. The US went in and kicked his countries but, and captured him. WMD or not, Iraq and Saddam required some taming, and the country got tamed. There are other countries out there looking to get their butt kicked too. Take a look at the big picture before making such silly comments.
You're insane! The Iraqi people never did come to the UN asking for change of regime or freedom from anything whatsoever. Furthermore, Saddam Hussein didn't do anything to us whatsoever and he was in full compliance with UN mandate to disarm but unfortunately, while UN inspectors were successfully disarming the Iraqi military peacefully and without bloodshed, the tyrant and war criminal GWB intervened and violated international law by interrupting the disarmament mission by expelling the UN inspectors prematurely, telling them they had 48 hours to leave Iraq, that is before the bombs started to fall! Let's face it, invading a country in time of unrest to stabilize it and end bloodshed is one thing but to invade and destabilize a country in time of peace where there is no unrest and internal strife is the worst war crimes that can be committed. And for you to say that things are getting better in Iraq is totally outrageous because sectarian violence and civil war is now the order of the day in Iraq for generations to come! Saddam Hussein wasn't liked my many but under his rule there was no internal strife or sectarian violence like what we are seeing today! Please look at the facts before yo begn to post your irrational garbage!
Blah blah – You need to do some research wrt Hussein – he was at war with Iran for 6-years and invaded Kuwait (among other otracities). He was a bad egg and had to go.
If you bring GWB up on charges for conducting an illegal war, then you have to also try every American soldier, because if someone as unknowledgeable as you knew the war was illegal, then they should have as well (a war authorized by a Democratic congress and the UN). And what about Colin Powell? He's the one who briefed Congress & the UN about the WMD.
You're correct1 Colin Powell is as guilty because he went to the UN and lied for GWB about the Iraqi government moving around and hiding WMD's when he knew it wasn't true! But many of us know Colin Powell was used by the Bush administration. Secondly, our soldiers are not guilty of war crimes because they were following orders by their superiors and their superiors were following orders based on falsed information. Third, the Democrats voted for the War Powers Act to coincide with UN resolution for Iraq to disarm peacefully but the Democrats didn't support GWB's lies and conspiracy to invade Iraq prematurely while UN inspectors were achieving the UN objective which was for Iraq to disarm peacefully without bloodshed! There's a big difference here!
Your argument regarding illiegal war crimes is flawed. The military oath states all soldiers will follow the legal orders of those above them – "I was just following orders" is not a legitmate defense. The point is, if you knew the order was illegal, then the military would also have known. Therefore, using your words, you can't just try GWB and VP Cheney – you have to try all 1.6 million members of the US military.
it's the terrorist turdstain called israel and AIPAC neoconned politicians that have taken this country down the toilet plain and simple..but jewnn news would never publish that..
remember the USS liberty... 34 American servicemen murdered by israel
AIPAC/Israel=9/11
Obama is a great president, he inherited a huge financial disaster from George Bush and things are slowly improving. He got us out of Iraq, got Osama, got most of the rest of Al Queda, and has a wonderful vision for America. Republicans need to be honest and admit that George W Bush almost destroyed our country – he was a disaster. We are not giving these losers the keys to the White House anytime in the near fututre. [I don't care if the Islamic countries aren't big fans of Obama.... something about how they stuff their underpants with explosives and how they don't quite understand that airplanes shouldn't be flown into buildings}.
Great is a vast overstatement of Obama's tenure, although I'd still trust him more than those Republican retards (except Ron Paul, of course).
GARY JOHNSON 2012!
I was Libertarian until I realized that it was the party du jour for the militia nut jobs. I've since rejected all notions of "party". I would love to vote for a non-Dem, non-Repub, though, but won't until we get some sort of ranked voting system that doesn't punish me for doing so.
President Obama is indeed a great President and he's without a doubt the the greatest US President ever! After all, no other US Presidents have had to deal with such a divisive and disruptive congress that said from day one that they wanted the President to fail even before one single legislation was passed by this administration! Furthermore, if you were to look at what was inherited by President Obama and what has so far been accomplished inspite of the deliberate roadblooks by the right, more was accomplished by the Obama administration in two years than that accomplished by any previous two-term administrations in US history.
I agree with what you said! On a clear day I can see the Freedom Tower from a distance across the Hudson River but I'm afraid if Mitt Romney gets into the White House, the Freedom Tower will disappear!
We keep getting told our current economic situation is the worst since the great depression (unemployment ~8%+, interest rates essentially at zero). In 1979, unemployment was at 12% and interest rates were at 19% – what metric is being used to justify why today's economy is worse than 1979's?
yet another misleading headline by CNN, do the people who write your headlines actually read the stories? Yes its support for the US has slipped... in countries that harbour terrorists, but it appears to have risen everywhere else. Headline: Get your act together CNN.
Obama = Militant Carter
It wouldn't matter what we did, short of becoming a muslim or communist nation, they wouldn't like us or our policies. If we adopted a hands-off policy, we would be criticized for not doing anything; if we intervene, we are criticized for being imperialists.
here here
It's unanimous, other countries approve of the United States having a weak, misguided President
Are the Koch brothers also buying anti-Obama sentiments over seas?
That has nothing to do with this story.
As soon as he won in 08 the Europeans gave him a Peace Prize. Finally they had a US president that has the same ideology as them. They didnt understand he is a Chicago politician. That being said i dont know how much more bowing, money, time and support Obama could have given those in Egypt. He even had NASA working on Muslim out reach. No matter what we do all they want is our dollars yet still hate us. Wanting them to like us is like asking one of them to marry a Jew. It isnt going to happen.
Obama did his apology tour in Europe got his noble peace price and then proceeded to continue the wars in Iraq and Afganistan and expand the drone strikes. Europe can't say they don't like him that would mean maybe Bush wasn't so wrong afterall.
If you wanted change you shouldn't have voted in a republican/tea party majority in the house in the midterm elections (which involved planning it before the 1st year was even out).
What that has to do with Egyptians hating is us beyond me.
Obama expanded the drone strikes they don't like. Obama likes to sit there and decide directly who dies. He likes to watch the drones impact against the target.
Republican/Tea Party= Retards
Democrats=Hypocrites
Libertarians=The only way forward
An editorial by AP, and blame President Bush. Nothing new here! What is obvious is obama doesn't have a clue, his reelection campaign that started in January 2009 has kept him from LEADING the country. I sure am glad he will be gone in January 2013!
All first term Presidents work on re-election campaigns early. Mittens has been campaigning for 6 years and still can't get any traction. Obama will wipe the floor with him. Voters will stay with the man that saved America rather than an empty suit.
Donb't bet on it. It's an uphill electoral college climb for His Romneyness. Obama only has to win 2, maybe 3, of about a dozen toss-up states on top of those he's most certain to win. Obama in 2012!
It is a LOT easier to sucker US voters than foreign nationals...
I don't understand "faith" in Obama. The concept of faith is that it is based on belief, not proof. Wait...maybe I do understand it.
I figured that concept would be easy for conservatives to understand, since it's what they live and die by.
Why the misleading headline? It's not Obama's policies that are weakening our support, it's the ones started by GW Bush that Obama has been unable to change "cause congress won't let him.
Reagan got work done with a majority Democrat Congress and Clinton got work done with a majority Republican Congress. Obama is just a whining "victim".
I don't recall the Democratic leaders in the Senate announcing to the entire country that their number one goal was to make either of those guys a one term president. Maybe you can refresh my memory.
LOL that's implied with every president of the opposite party. Grow up.
And he repeatedly tried to work with them and was again and again rebuffed by obstructionism. Why is the Republican House wholly ignoring every jobs bill Obama is asking them to consider?
And he repeatedly tried to work with them and was again and again rebuffed by obstructionism. Why is the Republican House passing no jobs bills?
Obama decided to use his democrat congress to ram ObamaCare down the throat of everybody who didn't agree with him. Obama brought "Chicago Style" politics to the Whitehouse. Don't whine now, learn from it.
Sorry techie, there's a big difference between implied and publically announced. If you can't tell the difference maybe you should grow up a little. Or at least learn from history instead of trying to pretend it didn't exist.
Americans should only be concerned with America and screw the rest of the world. First step, send the UN a notice we are out!
america=nazi germany
???????? all u Obama supporters keep drinking that koolaid and looking thru the rose colored glasses but please take the cotton out of your ears and listen to what this man has said. He has apologized for America at every turn, told leaders of other countries, wait til I am reelected , Can only serve two terms so if I am reelected then it is on. Shoved Obama care down our throats against the will of the MAJORITY of the american people while the economy was on a bobsled ride to the lowest possible state ( oh yeah I forgot blame Bush and the Repulicans for that) strange when he had all Democrates in both houses THEY couldn't pass a budget and still have never had one since he has been the President. WAKE UP
I don't want MY tax dollars my grandchildrend are barrowing drom china, urinated away any more by trying to help any of these people!. Get that through your democratic, republican and I depended pea brains. The cash cow is gone.
It wasn't shoved down my throat. Personally, I want affordable healthcare.
We woke up in 2008 and kicked out the GOP and will stope them again in 2012. Obama has redeemed the US and saved our economy and GI's. Bush let 9/11 happen, bankrupted our Nation, tortured people and started phoney wars. He should have been impeached and sent to the ICC. He still can't appear in public anywhere because no one wants him. He will be judged a loser, like his dad. Obama 2012!
What a hate-filled, mean-spirited and uniformed rant. My friend, I would recommend some serious counseling, really.
Sorry Seen, the Koolaide is what trickles down from above and the view through those rose colored glasses is the one where your guys promise to lower the debt while reducing revenue and increasing military spending. By-the-way, The people like almost all of the health care reform bill except the part where they have to pay for it themselves.....how very Republican of them. You Republicans seem to feel perfectly fine with reneging on long term contracts and promises (like pensions, SS, Medicare, union contracts, etc.) so I guess it's not a surprise that you should not want to pay for your own health insurance and the country's infrastructure. Romney's constantly calling FOR bankruptcy (detroit, the Housing Market, many of those Bain success stories) as a way out.....that fits, since that way you don't even have to honor your contracts or pay your creditors. Republican motto...."Our word is definitly not our bond".
40 acres:
You have summed it up perfectly!!!!
Well, what do you expect? The Chinese are definitely smarter than the Europeans, who don't even know simple economic facts.
101 years ago, China went to Europe begging for money, and just last year, the European Union went to China begging for money.
Just how pathetic is most of Europe to have fallen that far?
China will eventually collapse in on itself. It happens to all autocracies. It's happening in the States now.
Why do conservatives always make such exaggerated claims, using inapplicable labels, such as "socialist," "communist," "leftist," etc. with regard to the Obama administration? Rational Libertarian, if America were an "autocracy," you would not have been allowed to post what you just wrote. In fact, all you posters would now be in jail and there would be no Faux News.
I didn't say we were a totalitarian state, I said we were an autocracy. Flag in one hand, cross in the other: the face of American fascism. The individual liberty enshrined in the const.itution has been all but forgotten. Drug prohibition, prost.itution laws, income tax, obscenity laws, etc. Also, where else but a horrific autocracy would have conducted the Tuskegee syphilis study?
An autocracy is a despotic state. There is little difference between autocracy, absolute power in the hands of one individual, and a totalitarian state. Look both words up. You use "autocracy" in a very misleading and selective sense.
Sorry Patrick, you are correct. Semantic error. I got totalitarianism and autocracy mixed up. Still though, I stand by what I said.
If the Arabs and Mexicans don't like us he must be doing something right. The people we respect approve.
"Drone strikes"would be a fantastic name for a band.
so would "dfsaadsfdsafewrdsv"
I'm not an Obama supporter, but having lived in the Middle East for half of my 59 years, I can say that Middle Easterns do a wonderful job when it comes to criticizing, they always do, as if their house is not made out of glass – hypocrites they are, hypocrites they'll remain.
Because we stopped donating our children's future to a bunch of people we don't even like.
Of course the midle east hate us we destroy their contries killed their kids rape their women .for no reason.
We had no choice when it came to envading Afghanistan . But George Bush screwed up when wasted money treasure and lives invading Iraq based on faulty inteligence .presouse time was waisted . If the resourses waisted on Iraq went to Afghanistan we problaby would have been leaving Afghanistan a lot sooner
boy, lay off the Kool-Aid
How did we not have a choice with Afghanistan?
We did it wrong. A 3 stooges strategy... Bush Cheney Rumsfeld. And we are still there flailing away. Pathetic
And OBAMA won a Nobel Peace Prize... what a joke.
Obama = Incompetent
Awarding that Prize to Zero, is the epitome of hypocrisy!
Arafat the father of terrorism got the same prize. It's a tainted prize.
Who cares what other countries think
The other countries (mainly Islamic ones) are not thinking, they are simply hating US for irrational reasons.
US steps in (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya) = US occupation
US stays away (Egypt, Syria) = Evil US is supplying arms and doing nothing.
Yeah, and when this sentiment escalates to violence, we can call them "evil" and purge ourselves of any accountability.
AMERICA MUST UNDERSTAND WE CANNOT POLICE THE WORLD. WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS HERE NEEDS FIXING.
Jill say vote for Mitt,
Yes, all will be set by President Mitt. Unemployment will go to 0%. Every one will be a millionaire. And all countries will love us. Maybe we should forget the General Election and just proclaim Mitt the President now.
If Only !!
Absolutely Harold, President Mitt's policies will force all without jobs to "self deport". That's what he did in MA. I can't imagine that our country's image will improve with Canada or Mexico once the refugees start showing up though.
In the Middle East, the only way Obama would remain popular is if he opposed Israel at every turn.
Having said that, if somehow Israel and the Palestinians could agree to some sort of peace and finish the work to establish a Palestinian homeland while maintaining Israel as a Jewish state, some of the Middle East population would approve.
Unfortunately, the amount of dislike for non-Muslims in that part of the world makes it unlikely that the USA will ever be fully popular because it stands for all people, including Muslims, but that will never be enough for a large portion of the Middle East that is intolerant of the rest of the world.
Some of these intolerant folks do not even deserve to be called a member of any religion because they are more criminal than anything else, but their hatred is still there for others they do not consider Islamic.
And if left to their own devices they'll kill each other e.g Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt. Oh did I forget Libya. The best policy is stay away. Let nature take its course.
i disagree with this story. Obama dealt with the Lybian regime in a way that Bush probably should have done in Iraq. as a Portuguese, i support Obama instead of Bush or Romney anyday because even though the republicans will block every possible Obama move, Obama has been efective in destroying Al-Qaeda and hes trying to end the war in Afghanistan (because the talibans are there for long hall unlike the Americans who were only there to catch Bin Laden).
And honestly im more worried w/how the US deals w/Wall Street than with the war right now because i dont want to see this crisis any worse (Americans are a lot better than most of Europe (unemployment Portugal:15,2, Spain:25 USA:8,5))
Perfectly said ( except perhaps the spelling). The enemy is Wall Street and internal corruption.
Amen, yuri pelham.
So muslim countries don't like U.S. drone attacks killing muslim extremists?
*GASP*
Jill wants us to vote for Mitt! lol
I will never vote for a Mormon. Voting for Mitt like voting for Bush 3rd administration.
Look at all his campaign people! They are all Bush people!
Mitt will cancel my social security and medicare.
I will vote for this Kansas boy!
Well if it's Rubio (ex-Mormon converted to Catholicism but attends Baptist church: an equal opportunity opportunist) and Romney, you'll get a chance to vote for 2 Mormons.
And voting for Obama is like voting for a third Carter administration. Let's see, Bush or carter... what a freaking choice Grandma, but I'm sorry, Bush wins.
I can't remember Al, which wars did Carter start? Which Carter programs busted the budget and doubled out National Debt? When Carter said we should cut back on our addiction to oil, how was that different than Bush when he said we needed to cut back on our addition to oil (while increasing our dependency on it....what a guy). I don't recall Carter breaking our country's pledge to not torture....remind me again?
Oh man now i am really upset.. most Muslim countries don't approve of our President again..whatever shall we do?
How is Mitt Romney getting away easily saying the following:
You need student loan, well borrow from your parents
We don't need cops, firefighters and teachers
Class size doesn't affect quality of education
I am starting to wonder what is Mitt's planet called, becuase it is so out of touch
If anyone votes for Obama or Romney, you need a serious mental exam. People need to stop voting for the lesser of two evils. Both these parties are bought and paid for....
I would NEVER vote for Obama again!!!! NEVER! This country is foolish if it does
Is that the story in Mitt's planet?
If one "listens" to Mittens, he truly sounds like a Hollywood actor (didn't we already do this one?) who paid his way out of jaiL for drunken driving? ...I got more money than the "other" guy and we STILL don't know IF he's an American? And by the way, I want to lead this country to prosperity BUT you can't see my tax returns for 10 years...Mr. Polyethylene and his flip-flop rantings...Bain Capital...have we not learned enough about GOP leadership already?
So you would vote Republican? You would vote for a man who doesn't work and lives off of his income that comes from some mysterious place? Someone who is of the same Republican party (as Bush) that supports the rich while they bleed you dry of your hard earned money? I don't agree with everything Obama does but he is a hell of a lot better than the man that comes from the Mormon planet where aliens and sprites live. The economy will get better, you can't turn a ship around over night when it's going full steam ahead.
"You would vote for a man who doesn't work and lives off of his income that comes from some mysterious place?" Sounds like Obama. Never had a real job and no one knows where his money comes from, how he managed to afford school, or even what his grades or medical history is. Go figure
You really need to grow up, do some research before "puttin' foot in mouth"...
obama is done for....time for a real man to step up and take the reins.
What is real about Romney? Oh yeah. He's got a lot of dough. Gimme a break
Odd that your party can't provide one.
Both republicans and democrats are worthless. so stop trying to one up each other your sheep.
There aren't any in this election – especially on the GOP side.
When you say "real man" do you mean "white man"???
When you find one, let us know.
And who is that? It's not Romney, so who is it?
When the war is over and we fix our healthcare system, without a doubt the world will like us more... including ourselves.
First step in fixing the healthcare system #1 Responsibility for ones health, dont smoke, over drink, use drugs, eat tons of salt, tons of simple carbohydrates, drink gallons of soda, exercise 30 minutes a day. Heck we have more knowledge and education about health today then ever before and for some reason!!! the system is messed up? LOL!
If America votes in Romney we truly are fu%%! I have faith in my country that most of us Americans will vote for President Obama. If not then there are some people that are in need of some serious help. Romney is nothing but a flip flopper idiot.
We'd certainly rather that the rest of the world support our political leaders than not. However, opinions from beyond our borders don't amount to too terribly much. What Germans or Venezuelans think is of little concern compared to what Americans think.
U'd be right is Americans actually were able to think ... that is the a very optimistic view .. yes there are plenty of smart Americans ... but what is called the American public does not really compare in terms of thinking abilities to any other developed country... hope is still alive .. especially after Obama and his successes, objectively the USA are in a lot better shape that they would ever have been if McCain and Palin were in charge .. still, the public remains thoughtless for most of the time .. , hopefully it won't fall for the GOP once again
"U'd" <– LOL yea those other people are dumb.
So to sum it up, our allies really like us again and our enemies don't like us. Well done Obama.
Breaking news Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putni, .....all support Obama to be reelecedt .
LOL
Breaking news! Henry ca is an idiot.
Like we care...........
We should care. These are our neighbors and fellow human beings that we share The World with. I don't understand why Americans should get so upset when others give us criticism. We should appreciate that others believe we are worthy of it. And there's nothing wrong with trying to understand where we need improvement on international relations.
We know there's a specific conflict that will make resolutions with Pakistan more difficult and there have been a lot of tensions between us, lately, which probably accounts for our unpopularity there, but who else? Take Egypt; it's understandable that they'd be invested in protecting others in their region or feel a sense of brotherhood with Muslim Afghanis, but are they frustrated with Obama's direction with The War? Are they feeling overwhelmed while trying to transition into a new government and is there anything we could do to ease that, without influencing the outcome? Why not ask, try to understand? It doesn't mean we have to agree with other peoples' opinions, but nothing is lost by payign attention and treating others with respect.
90% of Cuban, 99% of Somalian, 100% of North Korean, 99% of Chines want Obama to be reelected. LOL
I agree henry ca is an idiot with blinders AND tunnel vision-what cranberry bog did you surface from?
Uh oh. Only 35% of mexicans think obama shouldnt be reelected? I think that actually helps obamas chances
By God, who cares? The next time we have an election, is that going to change anything? D*mned if Bush is in there, d*mned if Obama is in there, it won't make the world happy. Should this be anything new? "We don't like your foreign policy . . ." By God, I'm sick of it.
The notion floated by Dougherty that President Obama's policies are not liberal enough is ludicrous. Obama is loved by Europeans because he is weak and defers to others, a very unpresidential quality. His critics have always said he cannot lead. Europeans would love an American president who is a follower. That the President is disliked in the Middle East because he is a friend of Israel (which he is not) is another given. The President has helped engineer the most frightening changes in that region in fifty years, opening Pandora's box and serving countries (not without problems or tyranny) with known issues and some stability on a silver platter to extremists (spelled "Muslim Brotherhood"). And this has not been enough to make him loved there. He is decidedly despised here by many for this remarkable display of bad judgment. Leadership is not a popularity contest, it is a question of determination and conviction, two qualities sorely missing in our President. Enemies and Allies alike prefer to see a weak America. Allies only until they need help, then they desire an unbridled America with relentless power. The President's BADD foreign policy (Betray, Appease, Defer and Diminish) has left us rudderless and anemic. It is the best President Obama can do. It is time for a change.
obama got gadaffi and osama. He's made tough calls, going into pakistan without communicating it. Coming out for gay marriage is another example of his leadership, though not popular, possibly suicidal to his second term, still an example of doing what is not popular.
Obama has formed coalitions over the action in egypt, tunisia and lybia. He's getting us out of iraq and afghanistan, on paper the longest wars in american history. There's not been another terrorist attack. The greatest economic disaster since the great depression and he's stabilized our economy while europe may still fall from the same crisis.
he's passed healthcare reform, something we've been trying to do as a country in over fifty years. All of this despite a congress that is focused on being as obstructionist as possible.
not to mention all the race baiting that's been going on, he's done a remarkable job. Obama has suffered more indignities of any president I can think of, and he's met it with class and dignity. A congressman calling him a liar during the state of the union? obama food stamps distributed by a governor, depicting him with a bunch of kfc and watermelon. He's weathered a bunch of hate, and still he keeps on keeping on.
nothing but class and perseverance with our president. Perfect for america. call us names and look down on us, we are america, we don't blink and we don't ever let up. Old west meet the new west, it's sunrise in america again
@Longhwa: you sir, are an imbecile.
I second that.
All i know is i can travel without being told to tell people i'm from canada.
Who cares. The media and this author are consumed with the constant ramblings of the "Arab Street". The media would do well to understand what the "American Street" thinks of Muslims after years of seeing non-Muslims being persecuted around the globe. Just this week CNN has posted articles with Muslims murdering Christians & Budhists. Gays, atheists, women, children, the list goes on and on.
Let's not forget that the United States incarcerates more of her citizens than any other nation on earth, and for non-violent offenses, to boot.
The headline isn't accurate. Th article actually aays the exact opposite. Please fix.
Alternate reality: Obama does EXACTLY as these Muslims want, something else goes wrong, Muslims still have anti-US sentiments.
I disagree. They certainly don't like the drone strikes. Did you actually read the article?
There are no drone strikes in Egypt yet the Egyption Muslims' "the favorable views decreased from 22% to 19%"
Did YOU read the article?