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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
Anti-Americanism: Alive and Well in the Age of Obama
Islamic countries distrust the United States under the leadership of President Obama about as much as they did under President George W. Bush. What's going on?
http://www.american.com/archive/2009...e-age-of-obama |
Uh OH...a poll?
I posted the same Pew study
elsewhere.
The image of the US as a whole has not changed much (marginally more favorable) in Muslim countries in the last year. Perhaps the lack of change in the US favorability ratings as a whole (as opposed to the ratings of the president) is due, to some degree, to such things as deeply held resentments still lingering from the invasion/occupation of Iraq and the treatment of detainees, anti-Muslim signs during and after the campaign, and anti-Muslim rhetoric spewed on Beck/Limbaugh, etc. that are still a staple of some (not all) on the far right. But it probably stems more from the fact that across the US, the public has always (and will continue to) strongly support Israel's right to exist and live in peace with its neighbors.
What the AEI article failed to mention was the other poll that was part of the same Pew study....the perception and confidence of the US president as a world leader:
Significantly higher confidence in Obama among the Muslim nations - Egypt (+31), Jordan (+24), Lebanon (+13), Palestinian Territories (+15), Pakistan (+6), Indonesia (+48)