Obama Gets High Marks Abroad, Survey Finds

17 Jun 2010 22:25 #1 by Wayne Harrison
BERLIN — Struggling at home, President Obama has maintained much of his high popularity abroad after more than a year in office, a new global survey has found, receiving high marks for his handling of the economic crisis and the lowest for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

According to a survey of nearly 25,000 people in 22 countries published Thursday by the Pew Research Center, the popularity of the United States has risen most notably over the past year among respondents in Russia and China. Both countries are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and are essential to American efforts to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/world/18pewpoll.html

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17 Jun 2010 23:47 #2 by Blazer Bob
"What a difference 18 months and an oil spill makes. In January 2009 Barack Obama was hugely popular on this side of the Atlantic, and could have walked on water in the eyes of the British media, the political elites, and the general public. In June 2010 however he probably qualifies as the most despised US president since Nixon among the British people. In fact you can’t open a London paper at this time without reading yet another fiery broadside against a leader who famously boasted of restoring “America’s standing” in the world."


http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nileg ... n-britain/

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18 Jun 2010 06:58 #3 by FredHayek
Britain & Israel, our allies, aren't too fond of Obama, but Chavez, Iran, and other enemies like his apology tour.

Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.

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