25 Feb, 2013
Gallup Poll: Americans See U.S. Global Standing as Better, but Not Its Best
Americans’ perceptions of the United States’ status in the world have improved somewhat since the depths recorded during the Iraq war, which received lackluster international support and even criticism from some allies. However, the biggest gains are in perceptions of how the U.S. president is viewed internationally. The 51% currently believing Obama is respected by most other leaders is more than double the 21% saying this of Bush in 2007. And while this is down from the 67% for Obama in 2009, it roughly matches where Bush stood at the start of his first term, before the 9/11 attacks and subsequent Iraq war fundamentally altered the international landscape.
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