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A year after the war in Iraq, discontent with America and its policies has intensified rather than diminished. Opinion of the United States in France and Germany is at least as negative now as at the war’s conclusion, and British views are decidedly more critical. Perceptions of American unilateralism remain widespread in European and Muslim nations, and the war in Iraq has undermined America’s credibility abroad. Doubts about the motives behind the U.S.-led war on terrorism abound, and a growing percentage of Europeans want foreign policy and security arrangements independent from the United States.
The Pew Research Centre's findings on global attitudes toward the US one year after the action in Iraq make interesting reading. Foreign policy decisions made under the Bush Administration seem to have had the effect of isolating America from the rest of the world. And yet, America views itself as the world's police force. Surely, a police force needs to be respected in order to fulfill its role? Does America care what the rest of the world thinks? Should it care? It may be easy to ignore the attitude toward the US in France, Germany and the Middle East. But what do you make of the change of attitude in one of your closest allies - Britain?
Pew Research Centre Report.
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