President George Bush is seen by a third of Britons as a bigger threat to world safety than Saddam Hussein, according to a new poll conducted by a senior US Republican and due to be broadcast today. But most of those questioned by the polling organisation You.Gov say they remain open minded, and ready to be convinced about the justification for an attack on Iraq.
The Channel 4 poll found that a third of the British public have no trust at all in Mr Bush, and many actually fear him. In a straight choice between Mr Bush and President Saddam as to who poses the greater threat to world peace, 32% said Mr Bush and 49% said President Saddam. Almost half see Mr Blair as Mr Bush’s lapdog, with the figure even higher among the under-30s.
Almost two-thirds of people said the only reason the US has targeted President Saddam is because he threatens US control of the Middle East - only a quarter feel it is because the Iraqi leader is a threat to world peace.
Blame for British casualties in a war with Iraq will be placed with Mr Blair himself, according to 21% of those polled.
Commenting on his findings, Mr Lunz said: “I would suggest that [Mr Blair] ring up the broadcast media and say, ‘Keep President Bush, keep Dick Cheney, keep all Americans with these American accents off television’, because it’s not helping his case.”
In a speech in London yesterday, Mr Straw said: “The message for Saddam Hussein is this: resolve this crisis peacefully by complying fully with UN inspectors and providing a full and complete disclosure of your WMD [weapons of mass destruction] holdings by 8 December, or choose confrontation.”
Iraq could claim in its declaration that it has some of the components to make weapons of mass destruction but has not actually made them.
comment: Bush is the Worlds biggest terrorist and his organistaion USA goverment is the biggest terrorist group in existence they need to be banned :smooth:
That Poll got a lot of coverage on C4 news, they showed its creators mulling over the results and all sorts-quite stupid really, whatever you say about Bush, he's no where as bad as Saddam. His job is to serve the US-and he's doing his job. The rest of the world is NOT his responsibility-if all leaders were as devoted to the task-there would be far more ppl content with there Govt.
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1 in 3? doesn't that make it less than 50% (a minority)? :)
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yeah but 33% which is a sizeable minority. interesting results. Unexpected ? hey maybe george michael's song did showcase what a large number of brits thought.
yeah but 33% which is a sizeable minority. interesting results. Unexpected ? hey maybe george michael's song did showcase what a large number of brits thought.
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Given the hue and cry we hear about how isolated the US is in its Iraq policy, I would have expected a much higher percentage thinking GW is a bigger menace. Shoot, you probaably have a base of around 25% who would always say the US and its President (no matter who it is) constitute the biggest threat to the world no matter what is happening or not-happening. That 49% think Saddam is the biggest threat is also surprising to me. We need to get that anti-Saddam majority out in the streets letting the world know how they feel. Seems like the anti-US minority crowd always gets in the press, both at home and abroad.
consequently, after the "you are with us or with them" I would have expected this 33% to be more like 1%. Afterall Uk is a major ally.
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Oh Fraudia, come now. As I said above, you've probably got a base of 25% or so in the UK that believe being anti-US about EVERYTHING is a badge of honor. In France, it's closer to 75%. Even in the US, you won't find 99% of the people support anything...even free ice-cream for kids.
Oh Fraudia, come now. As I said above, you've probably got a base of 25% or so in the UK that believe being anti-US about EVERYTHING is a badge of honor. In France, it's closer to 75%. Even in the US, you won't find 99% of the people support anything...even free ice-cream for kids.
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okay then dont use the same type of stats form other countries to whimper "why they dislike us"
okay then dont use the same type of stats form other countries to whimper "why they dislike us"
same thing at play right?
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A lot of Americans once cared why some people in other countries dislike us. Frankly, there's not a lot of people who give a rats behind anymore. The only people who are whimpering right now are those who don't like what we're doing and wouldn't like what we were doing no matter what it was. As to those people, I'd rather have them fear America than worry about trying to make them like us. If they want to believe and fear that GW is nuts enough to drop a nuke or two on them or unleash our bioweapons for a little oil in Iraq, GREAT. If they want to believe and fear that our ground troops will massacre a wedding party here or there in retaliation for killing Americans, all the better.
A lot of Americans once cared why some people in other countries dislike us. Frankly, there's not a lot of people who give a rats behind anymore. **
good, so tyhat means i will no longer see idiotic polls on TV anymore? kewl
*The only people who are whimpering right now are those who don't like what we're doing and wouldn't like what we were doing no matter what it was. As to those people, I'd rather have them fear America than worry about trying to make them like us. If they want to believe and fear that GW is nuts enough to drop a nuke or two on them or unleash our bioweapons for a little oil in Iraq, GREAT. If they want to believe and fear that our ground troops will massacre a wedding party here or there in retaliation for killing Americans, all the better. *
yawn okay...as long as I dont see idiotic polls on TV overly sensationalized about what ppl think here or anywhere else, I am fine.
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...even free ice-cream for kids.
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depends on the flavor. kids in Us getting to obese anyways.. no icecream for them. maybe forzen yogurt with a sugar substitute, but then that may be carcinogen..hmmm well yeah you are right many ppl will not support free icecream for kids.
I do have a suspicion that kids would support that.