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Title: Emotional Weather Report
Author: Charles
Time/date: 6/17/2003 at 8:53:41 am
No. of comments: 106

You know, I was hoping to wake up today and discover that the world had suddenly come to its senses, and realized the United States has been the greatest force for positive achievement and human freedom in the history of mankind.

But it looks like they still hate us. (Hat tip: NC.)

Over half the sample felt that the US was wrong to invade Iraq - this included 81% of Russian respondents, and 63% of the French response.

Thirty-seven per cent thought it right to invade - including 54% of the UK response, 74% of the US response and 79% of the Israeli sample.

Asked who is the more dangerous to world peace and stability, the United States was rated higher than al-Qaeda by respondents in both Jordan (71%) and Indonesia (66%).

America was also rated more dangerous than two countries considered as "rogue states" by Washington.

It was rated more dangerous than Iran, by people in Jordan, Indonesia, Russia, South Korea and Brazil, and more dangerous than Syria by respondents all the countries, except for Australia, Israel and the United States.