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 | | From: | [2RA.ORG] | | Subject: | [2RA.ORG] Little Support For Bush's Democracy Crusade | | Date: | Sunday, 23 Jan 05 22:14:46 -0500 |
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 | Little Support For Bush's Democracy Crusade
http://www.antiwar.com/lobe/?articleid=4517
Antiwar.com has an article stating that "President George W. Bush faces a
difficult challenge in rallying U.S. public opinion behind his clarion call for
spreading freedom and democracy abroad, according to a number of surveys
published over the last two years.
"Those polls show that the general public is, if anything, less inclined to
engage in a global crusade on behalf of democracy - particularly if it is
undertaken unilaterally and militarily as in Iraq - than it was even two years
ago."
The article goes on to note that "one poll taken just last month found that only
seven percent of respondents believe the primary focus of U.S. foreign and
security policy should be on 'building democracies in other regions,' as opposed
to what they considered substantially greater priorities, such as 'defending
U.S. borders and homeland security,' and strengthening alliances with other
nations against a common threat."
"The Iraq experience clearly has been a sobering one for Americans," said Pam
Solo, president of the Massachusetts-based Civil Society Institute (CSI), which
commissioned the poll of some 2,100 voters.
Printable version: http://www.2ra.org/print.php?i=106
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