Bush brought back Karen Hughes to Washington to boost America’s image in the Middle East, but when she’s done there, maybe she could turn her attention towards some p.r. with countries that are supposed to like us. (Thanks to Phil for the tip)
Most Australians consider U.S. foreign policy to be as threatening as Islamic fundamentalism, according to a survey released Monday.
More than two-thirds of respondents, 68%, said Australia takes “too much notice” of the United States when setting its foreign policy agenda, and 57% judged U.S. foreign policy to be as much of a threat as Islamic fundamentalism.
The Lowy Institute for International Policy surveyed 1,000 randomly selected Australians on their foreign policy views. The survey’s margin of error was 3.1 percentage points.
The Sydney-based think-tank also found a majority of Australians ranked the United States near the bottom of their list of favored allies.
Asked to rate their “positive feelings” about a list of 15 key countries or regions, Australians put the United States at 11th place, ahead of only Indonesia, the Middle East, Iran and Iraq.
Remember, Australia is one of our closest allies in the world. And yet, the majority of Australians consider the United States to be as dangerous as Islamic fundamentalism?
Just out of curiosity, how many years do you suppose it will take for American diplomacy to undo the damage done during the Bush years?