World Leaders List - Kerry vs. Bush

[James T. Kirk]

Hi there, folks! Here is my take on which world leaders support Kerry and which support Bush in the 2004 U.S. election.

Here is how it works.

K = leader supports Kerry
B = leader supports Bush
N = the leader is neutral
U = undecided (Meaning I can't decide which side they are on.)

Remember, this is a list of leaders' sentiments, not the opinions of the the populations of the nations listed.

Take a look at the list and let me know what you think. And help me out on the neutrals and undecideds!

1. Afghanistan B (new government supported by Bush)
2. Albania B (sent troops to Iraq)
3. Algeria U (U.S. special forces cooperating with government)
4. Andorra K (Assumed to be like France.)
5. Angola N
6. Antigua and Barbuda N
7. Argentina N
8. Armenia N
9. Australia B (sent troops to Iraq)
10. Austria K
11. Azerbaijan B (sent troops to Iraq)
12. Bahamas N
13. Bahrain B
14. Bangladesh N
15. Barbados N
16. Belarus N
17. Belgium K
18. Belize N
19. Benin N
20. Bhutan N
21. Bolivia N
22. Bosnia N
23. Botswana N
24. Brazil K
25. Brunei N
26. Bulgaria B (sent troops to Iraq)
27. Burkina Faso N
28. Burundi N
29. Cambodia N
30. Cameroon N
31. Canada K (This one is a no-brainer.)
32. Cape Verde B
33. Central African Republic N
34. Chad N (Bush will try to get Chad's help with Florida election.)
35. Chile N
36. China U (This is a tough one to decide.)
37. Colombia B (Plan Colombia)
38. Comoros N
39. Congo N
40. Costa Rica N
41. Côte d'Ivoire N
42. Croatia N
43. Cuba K
44. Cyprus U
45. Czech Republic B (sent troops to Iraq)
46. Democratic People's Republic of Korea K (called "axis of evil" by Bush)
47. Democratic Republic of the Congo K
48. Denmark B (sent troops to Iraq)
49. Djibouti K
50. Dominica N
51. Dominican Republic B (sent troops to Iraq)
52. Ecuador N
53. Egypt K
54. El Salvador B (sent troops to Iraq)
55. Equatorial Guinea N
56. Eritrea U
57. Estonia B (sent troops to Iraq)
58. Ethiopia U
59. Fiji U
60. Finland U
61. France K
62. Gabon N
63. Gambia N
64. Georgia B (sent troops to Iraq)
65. Germany K
66. Ghana N
67. Greece U
68. Grenada B (I'm assuming residual Reagan support from the 1980s.)
69. Guatemala N
70. Guinea N
71. Guinea-Bissau N
72. Guyana N
73. Haiti B (We're talking post-Aristide.)
74. Honduras B (sent troops to Iraq)
75. Hungary B (sent troops to Iraq)
76. Iceland K
77. India U
78. Indonesia K
79. Iran K (called "axis of evil" by Bush)
80. Iraq B (Might change after sovereignty.)
81. Ireland K
82. Israel B
83. Italy B (sent troops to Iraq)
84. Jamaica K (hosting exiled Aristide)
85. Japan B (sent troops to Iraq)
86. Jordan K
87. Kazakhstan B (sent troops to Iraq)
88. Kenya U
89. Kiribati U (I've never heard of this country.)
90. Kuwait B (launching point for Iraq war)
91. Kyrgyzstan U
92. Laos N
93. Latvia B (sent troops to Iraq)
94. Lebanon K (I'm assuming they are anti-Sharon and anti-Bush.)
95. Lesotho N
96. Liberia U
97. Libya U (Did Qafaffi give up WMD because he supports Bush or because he's afraid of him?)
98. Liechtenstein K (Assumed to be like France.)
99. Lithuania B (sent troops to Iraq)
100. Luxembourg K (Assumned to be like France.)
101. Macedonia B (sent troops to Iraq)
102. Madagascar N
103. Malawi N
104. Malaysia K
105. Maldives N
106. Mali N
107. Malta N
108. Marshall Islands N
109. Mauritania N
110. Mauritius N
111. Mexico U (I get the impression Fox may not like Bush, but Kerry is anti-NAFTA.)
112. Micronesia N
113. Moldova B (sent troops to Iraq)
114. Monaco K
115. Mongolia B (sent troops to Iraq)
116. Morocco K
117. Mozambique N
118. Myanmar U
119. Namibia N
120. Nauru N
121. Nepal N
122. Netherlands B (sent troops to Iraq)
123. New Zealand B (sent troops to Iraq)
124. Nicaragua B (sent troops to Iraq)
125. Niger K (alleged Iraqi uranium source)
126. Nigeria N
127. Norway B (sent troops to Iraq)
128. Oman U
129. Pakistan B (Bush's nickname for the leader of Pakistan is "Pervy-Perv".)
130. Palau N
131. Panama N
132. Papua New Guinea N
133. Paraguay N
134. Peru U (Who's in charge now? I forget.)
135. Philippines B (sent troops to Iraq)
136. Poland B (sent troops to Iraq)
137. Portugal B (sent troops to Iraq)
138. Qatar B (huge US base for Iraq war)
139. Republic of Korea B (sending troops to Iraq)
140. Romania B (sent troops to Iraq)
141. Russia K ("Pooty-poot" and George have a supposedly warm relationship, but not a shared policy.)
142. Rwanda N
143. Saint Kitts and Nevis N
144. Saint Lucia N
145. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines N
146. Samoa N
147. San Marino K
148. Sao Tome and Principe N
149. Saudi Arabia B (Two Bushes fought their wars for them.)
150. Senegal N
151. Serbia and Montenegro U
152. Seychelles N
153. Sierra Leone N
154. Singapore N
155. Slovakia B (sent troops to Iraq)
156. Slovenia N
157. Solomon Islands N
158. Somalia K
159. South Africa K
160. Spain K (new Socialist government)
161. Sri Lanka N
162. Sudan K
163. Suriname N
164. Swaziland N
165. Sweden U
166. Switzerland N (Of course, Switzerland is neutral.)
167. Syria K
168. Tajikistan U
169. Thailand B (sent troops to Iraq)
170. Timor-Leste U
171. Togo N
172. Tonga N
173. Trinidad and Tobago N
174. Tunisia N
175. Turkey U (Did not allow US troops to pass through in Iraq war.)
176. Turkmenistan U
177. Tuvalu N
178. Uganda N
179. Ukraine B (sent troops to Iraq)
180. United Arab Emirates U
181. United Kingdom B (sent troops to Iraq)
182. Tanzania U
183. United States B (Bush supports himself. May change in November!)
184. Uruguay N
185. Uzbekistan U
186. Vanuatu U
187. Venezuela K
188. Viet Nam U (Bush has never been there, but Kerry fought them. Tough to decide.)
189. Yemen U (Allowed US Predators to operate in airspace, but limited cooperation.)
190. Zambia N
191. Zimbabwe K

[RogueTrooper]

1. Britain does not support Bush

The British Government would like nothing more than Bush to be removed from office.

[FlashHarry]

2. That's a given. The list is World Leaders, not their people, however.

And poor old Tony Blair has thrown his lot in with the wrong guy, I'm afraid--thanks to some serious arm-twisting by Cheney, from what I understand.

[angryinoville]

14. Australlia is pissed off as well...

at least the people are

[Ganja Ninja]

3. I'm not so sure a lot of the B's are really for Bush.

Like the post above says Britain doesn't support Bush. Sending troops to Iraq might mean simply the country supports America. In some other cases there is a deal or bribe of some form involving the Bush Administration. I don't think that means the country in question wants to see another Bush term.

[James T. Kirk]

7. Which Bs to change?

I'm willing to entertain some changes. Which leaders would you think shouldn't be Bs? and would they be for Kerry or just neutral?

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[Skittles]

5. the states did not decide last time

the Supreme Court did

[rasputin1952]

6. Drat Skittles....

you beat me to it! :)

[James T. Kirk]

9. It was in the news recently and it got me thinking.

You are right. It is more of a political exercise than the really meaningful categorization. But what do you think about China? Who do you think their leader wants to win?

[blondeatlast]

16. Is China even important? Last time I looked, the Cold War is over. nt

[James T. Kirk]

22. Cool! A deleted message!

B-)
This is the first thread I initiated and one of the responses was deleted.

[arcos]

8. The government of Costa Rica supported the war...

and our moronic President said "I'd rather have arab kids dying than American or Costa Rican kids dying".

[James T. Kirk]

19. Thanks, Arcos. I'll put Costa Rica in the "B" category in the next list.

[AntiCoup2K4]

10. But what about the Romulans and the Klingons, Captain?

whose side are they on? ;)

[James T. Kirk]

11. Romulans for Kerry, Klingons for Bush

1. Romulans - Kerry (They support Kerry as part of an intricate plot to take over Earth.)
2. Klingons - Bush (They love a good war.)
3. Organians - Kucinich (peace planet)
4. Vulcans - Kerry (They identify with the aloof guy.)
5. Tholians - Dean (They agree with Dean on NAFTA and the Iraq war.)
6. Gamesters of Triskelion - Kerry (They bet 600 quatloos on him.)
:D

[DaveSZ]

12. Joe Biden

is on the foreign relations committee, and he says the only world leaders he knows who support our foreign policy are Blair, Sharon, and Burlusconi.

[R3dD0g]

13. Good work

So what's the total?

[blondeatlast]

15. India--Bush for now, but the way he is coddling and cooing at

Pakistan, despite their nukes, that could change but fast.

Time being, it's based on the economic boost from outsourcing, but the Pakistan thing could turn them but fast.

Hubby is an Indian emigre who is very keen on news and politics from home.

Edit: More indications India won't support Bush--my BIL was a dyed in the wool Bush fan last time around, but no longer. You can guess what's brought him to the light.

[James T. Kirk]

18. I'll leave India as "undecided", then.

Sounds like a mixed bag and it could go either way.

[revcarol]

17. Central African Republic a definite B

They would not have sent Aristide to an N

[James T. Kirk]

20. You got it. I will recategorize them.

[zulchzulu]

21. I thought Togo was in the Coalition of the Willing

[James T. Kirk]

27. Togo is good to go.

I will include them as a B in a future update. Sorry I could not include them in today's updated list.

[JohnKleeb]

23. What gives you the idea that Slovenia is netural?

I think they would be Kerry, opposed the war number 1 and I hear the ruling party is more left than right.

[James T. Kirk]

25. Sounds good to me! I will move Slovenia to the Ks!

I'm just going by what was in my personal memory at the time I made the list. I'll include Slovenia as a Kerry supporter in a future update.

[JohnKleeb]

26. Lubjiana's mayor if I recall actually marched with anti war people

yeah thanks.

[James T. Kirk]

24. March 21 - Updated list!

Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions! Here is the updated list. Let me know what you think.

KERRY - current total = 34
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Russia, San Marino, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe

BUSH - current total = 48
Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia , Georgia , Grenada , Haiti, Honduras, Hungary , Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan , Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

NEUTRAL - current total = 80
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nigeria, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zambia

UNDECIDED - current total = 29
Algeria, China, Cyprus, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Greece, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, Mexico, Myanmar, Oman, Peru, Serbia and Montenegro, Sweden, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen