Global Survey: Why Dont they Like US?
"Since 2000, favorability ratings for the U.S. have fallen in 19 of the 27 countries where trend benchmarks are available. While criticism of America is on the rise, however, a reserve of goodwill toward the United States still remains. The Pew Global Attitudes survey finds that the U.S. and its citizens continue to be rated positively by majorities in 35 of the 42 countries in which the question was asked. True dislike, if not hatred, of America is concentrated in the Muslim nations of the Middle East and in Central Asia, today?s areas of greatest conflict."

"Not many people buy Dubya's claims about the threat posed by Iraq. Many of those polled -- 76 percent of Russians; 75 percent of the French; 54 percent of Germans; and 44 percent of the British -- think that the war is nothing more than an oil grab. In contrast, just 22 percent of Americans see U.S. policy toward Iraq as motivated by oil interests."

Global Survey: Why Dont they Like US?
"Since 2000, favorability ratings for the U.S. have fallen in 19 of the 27 countries where trend benchmarks are available. While criticism of America is on the rise, however, a reserve of goodwill toward the United States still remains. The Pew Global Attitudes survey finds that the U.S. and its citizens continue to be rated positively by majorities in 35 of the 42 countries in which the question was asked. True dislike, if not hatred, of America is concentrated in the Muslim nations of the Middle East and in Central Asia, today?s areas of greatest conflict."

"Not many people buy Dubya's claims about the threat posed by Iraq. Many of those polled -- 76 percent of Russians; 75 percent of the French; 54 percent of Germans; and 44 percent of the British -- think that the war is nothing more than an oil grab. In contrast, just 22 percent of Americans see U.S. policy toward Iraq as motivated by oil interests."