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LONDON (Reuters) – The United States is seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbors and allies, with Britons saying President George W. Bush poses a greater danger than North Korea’s Kim Jong-il, a survey found on Friday.
Britain’s Guardian newspaper said it carried out the survey along with Israel’s Haaretz, La Presse and Toronto Star in Canada and Mexico’s Reforma.
In Britain, which alongside Israel is traditionally a close Washington ally, 69 percent of those questioned said they felt U.S. policy had made the world less safe since 2001.
A majority of Canadians and Mexicans agreed, with 62 percent of those polled in Canada and 57 percent in Mexico saying their neighbor’s policy had made the world more dangerous.
Israelis alone were in favor of Bush’s decision to invade Iraq …
Some 89 percent of Mexicans felt the invasion to topple Saddam Hussein was unjustified, as did 73 percent of Canadians and 71 percent of Britons, the survey said.
The perceived failings of U.S. foreign policy placed Bush alongside al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a cause of global anxiety, it said.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
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Sadly, Bush doesn’t give a damn what people in other countries think. He doesn’t give a damn what most people in this country think. He just needs to keep enough Americans scared and manipulated so that he can stay in power.
I suppose we should not be surprised by his contempt for everything but his own power. His actions following the 2000 election — blocking the recount, turning to the Supreme Court — show he had no regard for the will of the people or our system of laws.
Hey Oui, where the hell were you?? It is good to see you are still around. I found that that link to the Devils Calderon ( http://f8.com/FP/DC/index2.htm )that had dissappeared.
Unfortunatedly I have problems seeing the comments posted in BT ( they are cut in half) and it is very anoying. All I can do is read the Diaries. Anyways, just wanted to say hi to you. 🙂
The comments thing is happening to me too. I have Mozilla Firefox as a second browser and it does not happen with that browser. You can download it for free. Booman seems to be the only blog that has the cut off comments.
I will try it. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!
It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I honestly never dreamed I’d see the day when practically the whole world, including our allies, would view an American President this way. In fact at least three times a week, I haveto assurer myself that all of this has REALLY happened, and IS happening, and is not a sign of approaching my senility or dementia.
OUi, where have you been, I was just talking about you to Shirl the other day, wondering if she had seen your name.
Not too much a surprise that the world thinks this way about our Pres.
Anyway, I missed seeing your name around..
I was just about to e-mail you because I haven’t seen one of your diaries in a bit.
Thanks for writing it, of course–as Conn Man said, this would never be seen in our “free press.”
Wish us luck on Tuesday. Maybe we can finally go to Europe and have a shred of hope to celebrate instead of momentarily escaping the madness.
And yes, the hubby would like to cross the pond next month. Don’t know if we’ll able to, but if it works out, we’ll let you know.
Much like Jerome a Paris, Soj, Londonbear, and all of the other world diarists that participate here and over at Euoro-trib, we greatly appreciate all of you that manage to point out the world news about the USA that will never be “fit to print” here in the good old free speech USA.
There was a time when something like this would shock her citizens and shame Americans politicians into doing the right thing. Very little shocks them anymore. And most of the politicians are not responsible enough to be ashamed.
If this is what our best “friends” think, just imagine……
This diary looks like a good place to add this little tidbit about Bush and how they are trying to keep interrogation practices from public knowledge, so now Bush doesn’t want them to have civilian attorney!!!!They might spill the beans!!!!
Bush administration: Ex-CIA prisoner shouldn’t speak to attorney
Seems like there are always more things to worry about with this administration.
Hey Oui, so good to see you!