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To: hmaly who wrote (184308)	3/7/2004 6:09:24 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576363

<font color=brown> Bush might have some trouble running for Emperor of the world. Then again, those 9/11 ads might do the trick. ;~))<font color=black> ************************************************* Nation & World: Friday, March 05, 2004 Bush has little backing in international polls By Will Lester The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A majority of people in Canada, Mexico and five European countries have an unfavorable view of the role that President Bush plays in world affairs, Associated Press polls found. Only in the United States did a majority of those questioned, 57 percent, have a positive view of Bush's role. The AP polls were conducted by Ipsos, an international polling firm, in Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the U.S. A little more than half of those surveyed in Mexico and Italy had a negative view of Bush's role. In Britain, the closest U.S. ally in the war in Iraq, and in Canada, two-thirds had a negative view. Sam McGuire, director of opinion research at Ipsos UK, said Bush's low ratings in Britain are notable, given that country's close alliance with the United States. Britain traditionally has been seen as the United States' "staunchest European ally on world affairs," he said, and long has been a buffer between the United States and Europe. Three-fourths of those in Spain and more than 80 percent in France and Germany had a negative view of Bush's role in world affairs. "Bush has a lot of work to do if he wants to be popular in France," said Edouard LeCerf, director of opinion research for Ipsos France. The AP-Ipsos poll found that people in the two countries bordering the United States and in five major European countries think the war in Iraq increased the threat of terrorism. Thirty-eight percent of Americans said the war has increased the terror threat. While a majority in each of the countries polled except the United States said the terrorism threat was greater because of the war, fewer than one in 10 in any of the European countries said the terror threat had been decreased by the war. A majority in each country, including the U.S., said they felt the situation between Israel and the Palestinians has worsened the terror threat around the world. Overall concern about terrorism was high in Italy and Germany, where about seven in 10 said they were very worried or somewhat worried, and especially in Spain, 85 percent, where residents also have to contend with domestic terrorism by Basque separatists. The high levels of concern about terrorism probably are linked to the recent history of terror in those countries, one public-opinion analyst said. People in other countries had a more mixed reaction about whether Britain and the United States should have gone to war in Iraq, if it turns out no weapons of mass destruction are found. A majority in five countries — the United States, Canada, Mexico, Italy and Britain — said there were other reasons to justify the war even if no weapons of mass destruction are found. The AP-Ipsos polls of from 930 to a little more than 1,000 adults in each country were taken Feb. 12-21 and have margins of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Copyright © 2004 The Seattle Times Company archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com