Popularity of US is Gone

According to research completed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, the positive view of the United States by people in foreign countries has plummeted over the past six months. About half as many people worldwide have a favorable opinion of the US today as compared with three years ago.

Of the eight countries in the survey, only Poland and England showed support of the US in numbers greater than 35%. Conversely, in a 1999-2000 survey, only two countries showed support of the US in numbers smaller than 60%.

In Germany, US support has fallen from 78% to 25%. In Spain, from 50% to 14%. In Italy, from 76% to 34%.

As far as support for the war in Iraq, the United States was the only country surveyed that showed a majority of support for it. Just over half of Americans (59%) support the effort.