We're A Bigger Threat Than Iran Is?: Al-Reuters Says We Are
Yep. You read that correctly, and you'll get to read what Reuters has to say. But it was a quirky trip to this story. I picked up on this story from Charles Johnson. It was about the fact that Karl Rove won't be indicted in the Plame case. (Duh. Didn't we tell people this?) But Charles picked up on Mark Coffey's Decision '08 piece today that pointed out the ten best Moonbat posts in regard to the end of "Fitzmas," or the liberal holiday they've been praying for (maybe praying isn't such a good word for them) since Patrick Fitzgerald convened his grand jury. And, of course, it would have resulted in what Joe Wilson termed as a "frog march" in handcuffs from the White House. (Sorry Joey but it's not gonna happen.) But a story caught my eye. #7 on Mark's list took me to the Huffington Post where they picked up on the al-Reuters story:
The world increasingly fears Iran's suspected pursuit of a nuclear bomb but believes the U.S. military in Iraq remains a greater danger to Middle East stability, a survey showed on Tuesday.
As Washington campaigns to highlight the threat it sees from Tehran, the good news for the United States in a Pew Research Center poll of 17,000 people in 15 countries is that publics, particularly in the West, are worrying more about Iran.
The bad news is people worldwide think the U.S. presence in Iraq is an even bigger threat and support in most countries for President George W. Bush's war on terrorism is either flat or falling.
And after some signs anti-Americanism had been abating, in part because of goodwill generated by U.S. aid for victims of a late-2004 tsunami in Asia, favorable opinions of the United States have since fallen back in most countries.
Widespread concern over U.S. detainee treatment in Iraq and places such as Guantanamo, is a key drag on America's overall image, according to the survey.
Bush himself received the lowest marks for international leadership compared with his counterparts in Britain, Germany, France and Russia, and confidence in him has slipped in most countries -- to as low as three percent in Turkey.
The survey of global attitudes by the respected research group was conducted from March 31 to May 14 in Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, Turkey, Nigeria, Japan, India, China and the United States.
With a margin of error ranging from two percent to six percent depending on the country, the poll made comparisons to similar surveys it had conducted in the last few years.
Among Washington's traditional allies, Germany is the only country where more people say Iran is a bigger danger than the United States in Iraq.
Otherwise, the survey made grim comparisons for the Bush administration, including that 56 percent of Spaniards, 45 percent of Russians and 31 percent of Indonesians believe the United States in Iraq is the greater threat.
The poll was published after the United States shifted tactics on Iran, offering late last month to join European-led negotiations over curbing its nuclear programs, which Iran says are for peaceful power generation.
I don't know about the rest of you, but seeing this story--if true--gives me what I call a "moment of pause." Do people around the world really have that short of a memory? Can they not remember seventy years ago when one man rose to such power and prominence that the world was nearly unable to stop him from his machinations? This man conquered a good majority of Europe, and much of it was left under Communist control when the war was over.
I can't believe that Europe would believe this, or the world for that matter. This not only gives me cause for a tad bit of worry, but it also disheartens me a bit. We need the world to realize the threat that Iran poses. And that doesn't end as a regional threat to the stability of its neighbors. If it is willing to send terrorists into Iraq, then what will happen to nations like Jordan, Turkey, or Kuwait should Iran's attention be turned elsewhere after Israel is gone? See, that seems to be a question that people aren't asking right now.
IF Ahmadinejad gets a working nuke and the ability to recreate it, and IF he does take out Israel and survive the counterstrike that will definitely comes, THEN what will Iran do. Will they be empowered if no one opposes them, or will they simply rest.
My opinion is research Hitler. It's a useful tool now, especially as the world seems to have forgotten 1938, and the steps that enabled Hitler to continue virtually unopposed across Europe.
Publius II
Yep. You read that correctly, and you'll get to read what Reuters has to say. But it was a quirky trip to this story. I picked up on this story from Charles Johnson. It was about the fact that Karl Rove won't be indicted in the Plame case. (Duh. Didn't we tell people this?) But Charles picked up on Mark Coffey's Decision '08 piece today that pointed out the ten best Moonbat posts in regard to the end of "Fitzmas," or the liberal holiday they've been praying for (maybe praying isn't such a good word for them) since Patrick Fitzgerald convened his grand jury. And, of course, it would have resulted in what Joe Wilson termed as a "frog march" in handcuffs from the White House. (Sorry Joey but it's not gonna happen.) But a story caught my eye. #7 on Mark's list took me to the Huffington Post where they picked up on the al-Reuters story:
The world increasingly fears Iran's suspected pursuit of a nuclear bomb but believes the U.S. military in Iraq remains a greater danger to Middle East stability, a survey showed on Tuesday.
As Washington campaigns to highlight the threat it sees from Tehran, the good news for the United States in a Pew Research Center poll of 17,000 people in 15 countries is that publics, particularly in the West, are worrying more about Iran.
The bad news is people worldwide think the U.S. presence in Iraq is an even bigger threat and support in most countries for President George W. Bush's war on terrorism is either flat or falling.
And after some signs anti-Americanism had been abating, in part because of goodwill generated by U.S. aid for victims of a late-2004 tsunami in Asia, favorable opinions of the United States have since fallen back in most countries.
Widespread concern over U.S. detainee treatment in Iraq and places such as Guantanamo, is a key drag on America's overall image, according to the survey.
Bush himself received the lowest marks for international leadership compared with his counterparts in Britain, Germany, France and Russia, and confidence in him has slipped in most countries -- to as low as three percent in Turkey.
The survey of global attitudes by the respected research group was conducted from March 31 to May 14 in Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, Turkey, Nigeria, Japan, India, China and the United States.
With a margin of error ranging from two percent to six percent depending on the country, the poll made comparisons to similar surveys it had conducted in the last few years.
Among Washington's traditional allies, Germany is the only country where more people say Iran is a bigger danger than the United States in Iraq.
Otherwise, the survey made grim comparisons for the Bush administration, including that 56 percent of Spaniards, 45 percent of Russians and 31 percent of Indonesians believe the United States in Iraq is the greater threat.
The poll was published after the United States shifted tactics on Iran, offering late last month to join European-led negotiations over curbing its nuclear programs, which Iran says are for peaceful power generation.
I don't know about the rest of you, but seeing this story--if true--gives me what I call a "moment of pause." Do people around the world really have that short of a memory? Can they not remember seventy years ago when one man rose to such power and prominence that the world was nearly unable to stop him from his machinations? This man conquered a good majority of Europe, and much of it was left under Communist control when the war was over.
I can't believe that Europe would believe this, or the world for that matter. This not only gives me cause for a tad bit of worry, but it also disheartens me a bit. We need the world to realize the threat that Iran poses. And that doesn't end as a regional threat to the stability of its neighbors. If it is willing to send terrorists into Iraq, then what will happen to nations like Jordan, Turkey, or Kuwait should Iran's attention be turned elsewhere after Israel is gone? See, that seems to be a question that people aren't asking right now.
IF Ahmadinejad gets a working nuke and the ability to recreate it, and IF he does take out Israel and survive the counterstrike that will definitely comes, THEN what will Iran do. Will they be empowered if no one opposes them, or will they simply rest.
My opinion is research Hitler. It's a useful tool now, especially as the world seems to have forgotten 1938, and the steps that enabled Hitler to continue virtually unopposed across Europe.
Publius II
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