Muslims’ approval of U.S. ‘going through the floor.’
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Muslims’ approval of U.S. ‘going through the floor.’
“Polls overseas show Muslims’ views of the United States going through the floor. Even in NATO ally Turkey, the United States’ favorable rating is down to 9 percent, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll, down from 30 percent five years ago and 52 percent in 2000.”
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Tell me again how the War on Terror is making us safer from terrorists...
September 19th, 2007 at 1:32 pmMaybe we need to send Blackwater over there to be all macho and use machismo to make Muslims envy America and want to be like us lol.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:33 pmTripMaster Monkey
Tell me again how the War on Terror is making us safer from terrorists…
by killing them all now, as opposed to spread out over the next Brazilian years.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:35 pmSquegeeboo sez:
Do you actually believe that, or are you being facetious?
September 19th, 2007 at 1:38 pmThis is good news since terrorists are only created when people love your country. As long as we are hated, nobody will want to attack us.
Up = Down
September 19th, 2007 at 1:39 pmBlack = White
TripMaster Monkey
Do you actually believe that, or are you being facetious?
Wouldn't you like to know. But here's a hint, look for fake words and/or misused words when it comes to me being facetious.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:40 pmSpudge Boy
This is good news since terrorists are only created when people love your country. As long as we are hated, nobody will want to attack us.
Up = Down
Black = White
Thats a double plus good post.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:42 pmOf course, if we start with the theory that all muslims are terrorists, then it becomes easier.
Then we can move to all non-christians are terrorists....
Then we can move to all non-white non-christians are terrorists....
See how easy it becomes once we start down this slippery slope?
September 19th, 2007 at 1:43 pmWe really need to try harder to appease Iran and Syria
September 19th, 2007 at 1:46 pmThe idea not something new. I seem to remember that the Romans tried to do that to the Christians and Hitler tried to do that to the Jews.
And idea how that turned out?
September 19th, 2007 at 1:50 pmWe really need to try harder to appease Iran and Syria
Comment by Roger_Roger — September 19, 2007 @ 1:46 pm
I guess we also need to ignore the fact that in NATO ally Turkey the United States’ favorable rating is down to 9 percent.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:52 pmKaren Hughes, the white non-Arabic speaking Christian woman that President Bush picked to be "America's Goodwill Ambassador" to the Muslim world is apparently not very effective. Who'da thunk it?
September 19th, 2007 at 1:52 pmRoger_Rhetoric sez:
Welcome to RR's tiny little black-and-white world, where "not actively try to antagonize" is equivalent to "appease".
There's actually quite a bit of distance between those two viewpoints, RR, but admitting that would spoil your jingoistic rhetoric, wouldn't it?
September 19th, 2007 at 1:53 pmTell me again how the War on Terror is making us safer from terrorists…
Comment by TripMaster Monkey
Trip, I think Exley gave a lecture in the thread below the today´s Thinkfast of how the US troops invading a sovereign nation is good for...the whole world, I guess.
And you know that trolls are almost always right. Yep.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:54 pmAbby
And idea how that turned out?
I've heard good things.
Or you could look at what the Romans did to Spartacus, there wasn't a major uprising after him for hundreds of years. And all it took was crucifying everyone involved.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:54 pmIran and Syria are invading countries? mmm...I missed that.
Maybe they should strike the US. You know...the preemptive crap and stuff.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:55 pmBilly Hill sez:
Jeez, Billy...you could at least make the token effort of spelling your absurd talking points correctly.
You're not even trying, are you?
September 19th, 2007 at 1:55 pmThere HAS to be a direct correlation to Bush's approval rating here.
September 19th, 2007 at 1:58 pmBut Nine Percent?
Heckuva job chympie, I feel so much safer now.
Ride 'em cowboy!
September 19th, 2007 at 1:59 pmTripMaster - Bush is one of the most reviled, rebuked, and rejected leaders in the world. This is indicative of the level of loathing which the rest of the world has for what this man has done to this country and the world. Just like every business venture he's ever touched, he's intent on taking us down the tubes with him.
One of the hallmarks of bipolar disorder happens to be "flights of fantasy and grandiosity". Another is the inability to see plans through logically and realistically. When the individual afflicted begins "hearing voices" (aka God), then it's called BIPOLAR DISORDER WITH PSYCHOSIS.
Bush has had all the hallmarks of this very serious psychiatric disease for a very long time. This country is now just beginning to realize just how devastating this is disease can be when one has the power he has. The scope of his devastation will still be unraveling for decades to come.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:00 pmMaybe if we build a Disney World-Baghdad they will learn to love us agian.
Either that or stop killing them.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:00 pmDid I also mention that one of the symptoms of this psychiatric disease has to do with money? The one afflicted has no clue how to budget money or to live within his means. Sounding familiar??
September 19th, 2007 at 2:01 pmQuite frankly, I'm surprised that 9% of people have the inability to see just how corrupt and ignorant he really is.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:02 pmOK, let's try this again.
There are PEOPLE. Who live in countries. In the Middle East and South Asia.
These PEOPLE have a different religion than most of the PEOPLE in the USA. Like the USA, some of their religious nuts are dangerous.
The nations they live in are soveriegn countries. According to international law, they have rights. The PEOPLE in those countries therefore have RIGHTS under international law.
Including the right to not be invaded and occupied by other soveriegn nations.
When those rights are violated, more of these PEOPLE get pissed.
Maybe we SHOULD try TALKING to these PEOPLE.
It wouldn't hurt to talk first and maybe not shoot first.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:02 pmby killing them all now, as opposed to spread out over the next Brazilian years.
Comment by Squegeeboo — September 19, 2007 @ 1:35 p
Is that like a Brazilian Wax?
RRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
September 19th, 2007 at 2:03 pm#12 Karen Hughes is a typical Bush moron. He's surrounded himself with idiots and fools, young fools (not Karen Huges who has a lot of mileage on her, of course). She's done absolutely nothing credible and has no qualifications whatsoever to be doing anything internationally.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:03 pm9 percent, down from "52% in 2000". Direct evidence that bush policy is a total failure in the middle east.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:05 pmDRxJ
Is that like a Brazilian Wax?
RRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
AArrrrrr matey, that be a lot of Wax.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:06 pmtheswan
9 percent, down from “52% in 2000″. Direct evidence that bush policy is a total failure in the middle east.
I thought Bush's policy was regime change/bringing democracy, not anything about people wanting to hug us.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:07 pm#27 ~ The only real qualification is the ability to say Yes to everything the chymp says, along with assertive head nodding skills.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:07 pmThose damn Muslims better pipe down and learn to love us or we will bring democracy to their country too!
September 19th, 2007 at 2:07 pmWell squeegeroo, he's doin a heckuva job doin that in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, and oh, yeah, Iraq... how's that there parliament doin?
September 19th, 2007 at 2:08 pmI am actually surprised that it Muslim approval was ever that high. The US is not exactly liked in many parts of the world.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:14 pmRUCerious
Well squeegeroo, he’s doin a heckuva job doin that in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, and oh, yeah, Iraq… how’s that there parliament doin?
Not so well, if your to believe the liberal media.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:16 pm#14 you seen, they aren't fans of us right now because we are standing in the way of the nuke bomb they are building. I guess the far left is right. We should hold hands and sing kum-by-ya with them as they continue preparations for their nuke bomb. At least our favorable ratings would be higher. Gotta think on the bright side I guess.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:17 pmKrazny
I am actually surprised that it Muslim approval was ever that high. The US is not exactly liked in many parts of the world.
You mean like in NYC and San Fran? But those areas only have small muslim populations, so they couldn't have skewed the vote to badly.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:24 pmI would think that we should be more worried about the nuclear warheads just floating around thanks to Bush's inability to spell nonproliferation much less create a policy around it instead of the possibility that Iran may have a nuke sometime in the next 15 years.
But that's just me.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:25 pmWell, how about some not so liberal media
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Iraq Officials Warn Terror Violence Could Spread
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BAGHDAD — Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari urged Iraq's neighbors Sunday to prevent "terrorists and killers" from crossing into his country and warned that the violence in Iraq could spill across its borders into other nations.
Zebari's comments came during the opening of a daylong conference that brought to Baghdad officials from all of Iraq's neighbors and other Mideast countries, as well as representatives from the U.N. and the Group of Eight industrialized nations.
It picked up from the first such conference in March, which saw the first direct U.S.-Iranian talks since the war began, focusing on border problems, Iraqi refugees and energy issues, including oil supplies.
"Despite our emphasis on national reconciliation at home we also need to reconcile with our neighborhood, with the international community at large," Zebari told the group. "And this is critical period for us that we need your support and your commitment especially for our immediate neighbors."
Elsewhere, the U.S. command said a Marine died in Iraq's Anbar province in a non-combat related incident. The Marine, with the Multinational Force-West, died Friday in an incident that is currently under investigation, the military said.
In northern Iraq, U.S. forces killed one of the insurgents suspected to be behind the quadruple suicide bombings in August against communities of Yazidis, a Kurdish-speaking religious minority, that killed 520 people, U.S. military spokesman Rear Admiral Mark Fox said.
Abu Muhammad al-Afri, an Al Qaeda in Iraq regional leader also known by several pseudonyms, was killed in an airstrike on Sept. 3 southwest of Mosul, Fox said.
Zebari's appeal to Iraq's neighbors occurred on the eve of the start of congressional hearings in Washington by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and top commander Gen. David Petraeus who are to deliver key reports on Iraq's progress amid a debate over calls to start bringing American troops home.
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said he there has been "progress on the security side, particularly in Baghdad," but said support from the U.S. was still needed and that there should be no timetable set for it to end.
"When things get better and the security situation gets better the Iraqi government will be able to talk about a timetable," he told a regular news conference.
U.S. officials have also said security has been improving but that they are not seeing significant progress politically with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government.
But al-Maliki disputed that assessment at the meeting Sunday, saying the "Iraqi national unity government has achieved great victories in different fields as it works seriously to improve the economic situation, and has achieved major results despite the major economic destruction that we inherited from the former regime."
Security was extraordinarily tight in central Baghdad where the meeting was taking place at the Foreign Ministry complex with security forces blocking two main bridges linking the city's eastern and western sectors to all but official traffic.
Parliament canceled its session Sunday for lack of a quorum because many legislators could not make it due to the closed roads, said Wissam al-Zubaidi, an adviser to deputy parliament speaker Khaled al-Attiyah.
from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296193,00.html
September 19th, 2007 at 2:29 pmwhoops, only meant to post
U.S. officials have also said security has been improving but that they are not seeing significant progress politically with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government.
But al-Maliki disputed that assessment at the meeting Sunday, saying the “Iraqi national unity government has achieved great victories in different fields as it works seriously to improve the economic situation, and has achieved major results despite the major economic destruction that we inherited from the former regime.â€
Security was extraordinarily tight in central Baghdad where the meeting was taking place at the Foreign Ministry complex with security forces blocking two main bridges linking the city’s eastern and western sectors to all but official traffic.
Parliament canceled its session Sunday for lack of a quorum because many legislators could not make it due to the closed roads, said Wissam al-Zubaidi, an adviser to deputy parliament speaker Khaled al-Attiyah.
from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296193,00.html
Sorry for the spam!!!
September 19th, 2007 at 2:30 pmRUCerious
Well, how about some not so liberal media
HA! Fox news doesn't count as ANY media, or at least thats what you all say.
Sorry for the spam!!!
Have you got anything without spam in it?
September 19th, 2007 at 2:33 pmWell theres the spam and eggs, it doesn't have much spam.
Actually Squegee, I was referring to South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. A little larger then New York, and San Fran
September 19th, 2007 at 2:36 pmU.S. officials have also said security has been improving but that they are not seeing significant progress politically with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government.
It's the current talking point. "Sure, guys who aren't here screwed some things up, but we're fine now, if these silly Iraqis would do their part..."
I don't buy it. When people can rob banks and get waved through checkpoints, when civilians are killed wholesale by people in police uniforms... the security there is awful. 'Improving' is no consolation.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:38 pmKrazny
Actually Squegee, I was referring to South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. A little larger then New York, and San Fran
But those places aren't in the US, so why should we care what they think.
We're #1 and the such.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:39 pmBush's approval ratings equal his IQ.
Has anyone in this administration ever been asked why Israel isn't a member of the Coalition Provisional Authority?
IMHO, beholding to Israel is emboldening the enemy.
Why do all politicians seem more concerned with Israel's welfare than our own?
What is the International Poll numbers for approval of Israel?
Isn't it time to get over the global guilt of the holocaust and acknowledge the elephant in the room?
I've never been anti-Israel and have good friends that are Jewish, but still have to ask these questions...
September 19th, 2007 at 2:41 pmThis would be funny if I didn't care so much. The dream of what my Country COULD be is slipping away.
I do think it will get better, I just fear how much worse it has to get before that happens.
MY COUNTRY IS DEATHLY ILL!
September 19th, 2007 at 2:44 pm#45 Does the IQ of the far left equal its approval rating on Congress?
September 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pmThis statement seems to hint otherwise.
Our Iraq policy has never been affected by our "Israel policy". Let's fix the big foreign policy problem before we start worrying about our other issues. It is like treating a hang nail while we are bleeding to death from our carotid artery.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:49 pm#45 Does the IQ of the far left equal its approval rating on Congress?
Comment by Rhetoric X 2
Oh, Roger. How original. Don't you have a restroom to attend to?
Back in your stall, Troll!
September 19th, 2007 at 2:50 pmGeez -- do you think that with only 9% of Middle Easterners thinking favorably of us, we still have any chance of suckering them into giving us their oil?
September 19th, 2007 at 2:50 pm#48, DanCaveman,
Bombing Syria is more than a hangnail. You can think whatever you want about my intentions, thank you.
Can you tell me why they are not a member of the CPA, or is it that obvious?
September 19th, 2007 at 2:53 pmBeen looking forward to seeing a post from you Molly :). Well done. I have to say, I like this registration thing.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:53 pmRoger(X2): # 47: Right wing humor at it's finest.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:54 pmOn and Roger(X2): How about those 22 gop senate seats up in 2008 and 19 in 2010?
September 19th, 2007 at 2:55 pmGot Whigs?
I guess I do not get the connection. I am apparently not very bright, can you please explain further?
September 19th, 2007 at 2:59 pm#45 Does the IQ of the far left equal its approval rating on Congress?
Comment by Roger_Roger
Oh man, oh oh ha ha, cut it out RxR, you are such a comedian, where do you get this stuff....oh it's just brilliant, you should write a book, or maybe work for a sitcom or something. Oh wow, my guts hurt from laughing so much...you must of been such a cutup in school...wow, you are one in a million.
September 19th, 2007 at 3:17 pmBeen looking forward to seeing a post from you Molly :). Well done. I have to say, I like this registration thing.
Comment by DanCaveman — September 19, 2007 @ 2:53 pm
And it's good to be back here! I've been moving and my computer was out of commission for a little while. When I returned I discovered that the registration system we have longed for finally materialized. Way to go, TP!
September 19th, 2007 at 3:22 pmKaren Hughes, the white non-Arabic speaking Christian woman that President Bush picked to be “America’s Goodwill Ambassador†to the Muslim world is apparently not very effective. Who’da thunk it?
Comment by gulfwargrunt — September 19, 2007 @ 1:52 pm
Any third party watching what we are doing in Iraq would conclude that our objective is to make ALL Muslims angry with us. If that's the case, then Karen Hughes only has that last 9% to go before she can say "mission accomplished!"
September 19th, 2007 at 3:24 pmOnly silly, naive people care about what the world thinks.
Comment by yourfreedomofspeechendswheremyrightsbegin — September 19, 2007 @ 3:20 pm
This sounds much better in the original German.
September 19th, 2007 at 3:25 pmComment by Roger_Roger — September 19, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
What does you Risk board tell you we should do here, Rog? Trade in our cards now or wait until we see how many armies are on Saudi Arabia next turn?
September 19th, 2007 at 3:28 pmTerrytheTurtle
This sounds much better in the original German.
Venn ist das nurnstuck git und slotermeyer? Ya! Beigerhund das oder die flipperwaldt gersput!
September 19th, 2007 at 3:29 pmSee what's interesting here is that yourfree-whatever is debating himself at the moment, with an occasional ad hominem because he essentially has no argument worth reading, just some hyper-xenophobic 'who cares what anyone thinks' rant. But there's no yourfree-whatever posts in here, after you log in..... perhaps our xenophobic poster has been wiped?
September 19th, 2007 at 3:45 pmso, anyone have any guesses on what's going on on the main page?
September 19th, 2007 at 3:55 pmSo, d'ya think anyone from Bush&co has read Norman Vincent Peale's "How to Win Friends and Influence People"?
September 19th, 2007 at 5:08 pmOur state department has done a remarkable job of fomenting hatred of us around the world.
BTW, speaking of State -- did you all hear that the Pope refused to allow time on his vacation to meet Ms. Rice?
This, coming from a former German brownshirt.
is Thinkprogress stuck?!!?!?!?!
September 19th, 2007 at 5:35 pm