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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/26/opinion/polls/main1838662.shtml
Poll: World Doesn't Respect Bush
60% In CBS/NY Times Poll Say President Not Respected By Foreign
Leaders
[Zeppnote: "I'm shocked! SHOCKED, I tell you!"]
NEW YORK, July 26, 2006
(CBS/AP)
Fast Fact
Just 32 percent said U.S. troops should be sent to the Mideast as part
of a United Nations peacekeeping force, although 60 percent favor such
a force.
(CBS) Americans generally approve of President Bush's handling of the
current Mideast crisis, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll,
but six in 10 say the president is not respected by foreign leaders.
The poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the prospects for
Mideast peace and do not think the United States should involve itself
in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
More than 60 percent think the conflict will lead to a larger war in
the region, and a similar number doubt Israel and the Arab states will
ever be able to live in peace.
Just 32 percent said U.S. troops should be sent to the Mideast as part
of a United Nations peacekeeping force, although 60 percent favor such
a force.
More Americans (47 percent) said they approve of how Mr. Bush has
handled the conflict so far than disapprove (27 percent), but one in
four said it's too early to form an opinion.
Mr. Bush's overall approval rating remains low and in an additional
diplomatic concern, most Americans (60 percent) now think he is not
respected by foreign leaders.
That number is down significantly since just before the Iraq war began
in 2003, when about half of Americans thought Mr. Bush was respected
around the world.
Slightly more than half of Americans said they believe Mr. Bush
respects foreign leaders, a number that's also down from 2003.
Most Americans do not think the United States should step up its
diplomatic efforts in the latest Mideast crisis. Fifty-eight percent
said solving conflicts between Israel and Mideast nations is not
America's responsibility, while 33 percent said it is.
By 59 percent to 31 percent, Americans said the United Nations and
other countries, rather than the United States, should take the lead
in solving international crises.
Pessimism about the Mideast extends to U.S. efforts in Iraq. Just 27
percent of Americans the lowest number to date now believe the
United States is winning the war, compared with 13 percent who say the
Iraqi resistance is winning and 58 percent who call it a stalemate.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans said the war was going badly,
including 27 percent who said it's going very badly.
While a majority of Americans, 58 percent, still believe success in
Iraq is at least somewhat likely, 53 percent think Iraq will never
become a stable democracy, up 10 points from last month.
Forty-one percent said the U.S. presence in Iraq is making the region
less stable, nearly double the number in March. Twenty-five percent
said the U.S. presence in Iraq was making the region more stable.
Sixty-nine percent also said the U.S. presence in Iraq is hindering
U.S. diplomatic efforts elsewhere in the Mideast. Nearly three in four
said the war in Iraq has worsened America's image in the world.
Blame for the current Mideast crisis was split, with about half of
those polled saying Israel's response in the conflict was about right,
and a similar number saying both Israel and Hezbollah were at fault.
A separate CBS News/New York Times poll on Congress and the 2006
election (.pdf) found continued low approval ratings for lawmakers and
the president translating into a Democratic lead in the midterm voting
this fall.
If the midterm elections for the House of Representatives were held
today, 45 percent of registered voters said they would support the
Democratic candidate, while 35 percent would support the Republican.
©MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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talking
about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order.
Nothing has
changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists,
we're
talking about getting a court order before we do so"
-George W. Bush, April 20, 2004
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Poll: World Doesn't Respect Bush
60% In CBS/NY Times Poll Say President Not Respected By Foreign
Leaders
[Zeppnote: "I'm shocked! SHOCKED, I tell you!"]
NEW YORK, July 26, 2006
(CBS/AP)
Fast Fact
Just 32 percent said U.S. troops should be sent to the Mideast as part
of a United Nations peacekeeping force, although 60 percent favor such
a force.
(CBS) Americans generally approve of President Bush's handling of the
current Mideast crisis, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll,
but six in 10 say the president is not respected by foreign leaders.
The poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the prospects for
Mideast peace and do not think the United States should involve itself
in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
More than 60 percent think the conflict will lead to a larger war in
the region, and a similar number doubt Israel and the Arab states will
ever be able to live in peace.
Just 32 percent said U.S. troops should be sent to the Mideast as part
of a United Nations peacekeeping force, although 60 percent favor such
a force.
More Americans (47 percent) said they approve of how Mr. Bush has
handled the conflict so far than disapprove (27 percent), but one in
four said it's too early to form an opinion.
Mr. Bush's overall approval rating remains low and in an additional
diplomatic concern, most Americans (60 percent) now think he is not
respected by foreign leaders.
That number is down significantly since just before the Iraq war began
in 2003, when about half of Americans thought Mr. Bush was respected
around the world.
Slightly more than half of Americans said they believe Mr. Bush
respects foreign leaders, a number that's also down from 2003.
Most Americans do not think the United States should step up its
diplomatic efforts in the latest Mideast crisis. Fifty-eight percent
said solving conflicts between Israel and Mideast nations is not
America's responsibility, while 33 percent said it is.
By 59 percent to 31 percent, Americans said the United Nations and
other countries, rather than the United States, should take the lead
in solving international crises.
Pessimism about the Mideast extends to U.S. efforts in Iraq. Just 27
percent of Americans the lowest number to date now believe the
United States is winning the war, compared with 13 percent who say the
Iraqi resistance is winning and 58 percent who call it a stalemate.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans said the war was going badly,
including 27 percent who said it's going very badly.
While a majority of Americans, 58 percent, still believe success in
Iraq is at least somewhat likely, 53 percent think Iraq will never
become a stable democracy, up 10 points from last month.
Forty-one percent said the U.S. presence in Iraq is making the region
less stable, nearly double the number in March. Twenty-five percent
said the U.S. presence in Iraq was making the region more stable.
Sixty-nine percent also said the U.S. presence in Iraq is hindering
U.S. diplomatic efforts elsewhere in the Mideast. Nearly three in four
said the war in Iraq has worsened America's image in the world.
Blame for the current Mideast crisis was split, with about half of
those polled saying Israel's response in the conflict was about right,
and a similar number saying both Israel and Hezbollah were at fault.
A separate CBS News/New York Times poll on Congress and the 2006
election (.pdf) found continued low approval ratings for lawmakers and
the president translating into a Democratic lead in the midterm voting
this fall.
If the midterm elections for the House of Representatives were held
today, 45 percent of registered voters said they would support the
Democratic candidate, while 35 percent would support the Republican.
©MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
--
"Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government
talking
about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order.
Nothing has
changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists,
we're
talking about getting a court order before we do so"
-George W. Bush, April 20, 2004
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