AP: Europeans Say Iraq War Raised Threat

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By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - A majority of people living in the two countries bordering the United States and in five major European countries say they think the war in Iraq (news - web sites) increased the threat of terrorism in the world, Associated Press polls found.



In the United States, people were evenly divided on whether the war has increased or decreased the terror threat.


The AP polls were conducted by Ipsos, an international polling firm, in Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the United States.


While a majority in each of the countries polled except the United States said the terrorism threat was greater now, fewer than one in 10 in any of the European countries said the terror threat had been decreased by the war.


In Canada and France, just over half felt it had been increased, whereas in Germany, three-fourths thought the Iraq war has made the terror problem worse.

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The polls found that people living in all the countries except the United States have an unfavorable view of the role that President Bush (news - web sites) plays in world affairs. Only in the United States did a majority, 57 percent, have a positive view of the role played by the U.S. president.

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[BlueEyedSon]

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[Polemonium]

2. So where do folks think the blinders for Americans

(the majority of them anyway) come from? Just curious where folks put the blame for the ease of sheep herding in the USA.

Otherwise, I hope the Dems latch on to this. When the majority of folks in the industrialized world don't like shrub, well it's worth mentioning.

[Malva Zebrina]

3. I have changed my opinion somewhat

I think Bush lied on purpose to invade Iraq and what he coveted. I think he simply went through the motions before Congress and the UN knowing he was going to go in there anyhow no matter what anyone said, and was so arrogant to believe that even if he did and even if people did call him a war criminal and say the war was an illegal war, he simply did not care a whit about anything but his own purpose--knowing he would get away with it anyhow--and he has.

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