[lbo-talk] Re: Poll: 70% say things going well in Iraq

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Contrast this poll with the recent Pew international poll on 
>attitudes about the U.S. among the world's population. While not as 
>low as during the build up to the war, pro-US public opinion is 
>still extremely low compared to historic levels and surprise, 
>surprise, even lower in predominately Muslim countries, like 
>Indonesia (in 2000, 75% favorable, now 15% favorable).
>
>http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=185

 From the New York Times, based on the Pew Research Center's poll cited above:

"In every country surveyed - with the exception of the United States 
- majorities or pluralities said American policy excessively favored 
Israel over the Palestinians. Even the Israelis agreed [!], with 47 
percent saying they receive too much favor, compared with 38 percent 
who say the policy is evenhanded, the survey found" ("World's View of 
U.S. Sours After Iraq War, Poll Finds," 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/04/international/04POLL.html>).