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Old 06-17-2006, 05:59 PM   #1
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Default U.S.A. is the Biggest Threat to World Peace

At least according to a multi-country survey:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5077984.stm

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Goodwill towards the US had fallen from 71% to 56% in India, from 41% to 23% in Spain and from 23% to 12% in Turkey.

A majority of people in 10 of the 14 countries outside the US surveyed said the war in Iraq had made the world a more dangerous place.

Some 60% of people in the UK, which is the US biggest ally, felt the Iraq war had made the world less secure, while 30% said it had made the world safer.
China was in fact looked upon more favourably:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4124164.stm

Europe, and France specifically, is seen as a benevolent force:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4413913.stm
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