I didn't mean for this to be a pro-Bush poll, the important thing is that regardless it shows a pro-US ideal that hasn't disintegrated too far.
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Originally posted by HarmlessRabbit
The poll originally posted seems to be in direct contrast to this one:
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/articl...TICLE_ID=35646
Personally, the original posted poll seems a little fishy to me. It says that the majority of people polled think that the USA is a force for good in the world, but the story doesn't mention whether anyone was questioned about their opinion of Bush directly.
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You are saying it is fishy because it didn't ask about Bush? It wasn't about Bush, it was obviously about the questions in which it asked, the poll was about the US being a force for good, not about their opinion of Bush. A poll that is about a different topic than what you were looking for doesn't make it "fishy", at least in my opinion.
If anything we could combine your WorldNet poll and my Guardian poll and it would show that people don't care for Bush but they are certainly happy with the US.
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Originally posted by Moskie
[B] Echoing what HR said... One can believe that the US (as a whole, throughout history) is non-malevolent, while not liking Bush or the war in Iraq. I think this poll is just being used as spin. It asks a vague, broad question about the US, and you can make it say anything you want.
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The poll isn't about Bush. They aren't saying it is, neither am I.
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Also fishy. People who want the troops to stay are being rational, not pro-Bush.
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Again, there is nothing that ever suggested they were pro-Bush.
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This doesn't really say anything about anything. Nothing is accomplished by him *not* coming... I don't know, I could be against a politician, and still welcome him into my country. At the same time, a Brit could be pro-Bush, but may not like having to put up with all those street closures. 
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All it says is that they don't hate America. This was my point in posting it up. I find it comforting, that despite their obvious overall opposition to Iraq, and Bush as a leader, they still view us as "a force for good in this world."