But the United States remained "broadly disliked" in most countries surveyed.
In fact, the United States' image is so tattered overseas two years after the Iraq invasion that China, which is ruled by a Communist dictatorship, is viewed more favourably than the U.S. in many countries.
Only 26 per cent of Americans surveyed reported thinking their country is well-liked around the world.
That's in marked contrast to the 94 per cent of Canadians who said other countries have a positive view of Canada.
A favourable opinion of the United States among Canadians slipped to 59 per cent in 2005 from 72 per cent in 2002.
And Canadians are now evenly divided in their opinion of the U.S.-led war on terrorism, with 75 per cent saying the re-election of President George W. Bush last year made them feel more negatively about the U.S.
Like many Europeans, 57 per cent of Canadians favour taking a more independent approach on diplomatic and security affairs, up from 43 per cent two years ago.
"The magnitude of America's image problem is such that even popular U.S. policies have done little to repair it," the Pew Research Center said in a commentary on the poll.
"President George W. Bush's calls for greater democracy in the Middle East and U.S. aid for tsunami victims in Asia were well-received in many countries but only in Indonesia, India and Russia has there been significant improvement in overall opinions of the (United States)."
"It's amazing when you see the European public rating the United States so poorly, especially in comparison with China," said Andrew Kohut, Pew's director.
Eleven of the countries surveyed — Britain, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Jordan and Indonesia — had a more favourable view of China than the U.S.
India and Poland were more upbeat about the U.S. than China, while Canadians are as likely to see China favourably as they were the United States.
The polls were taken from late April to the end of May. About 1,000 people were surveyed in most of the 16 countries, with more interviews in India and China and slightly less than 1,000 in the European countries. The margin of sampling error ranged from two to four percentage points, depending on the sample size.
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Limp, wishywashy, corrupt, defenceless, insecure, dithering, failed socialistic Canada believes the World needs more of what it stands for!
Really, that is funny.
Ask someone in another country about Canada, and you'd more honestly hear: Canada? Wasn't that one of those old Commonwealth countries? That's part of the USA, right?
Was this subtle enough for you.
Show some research studies, survey's, poll's etc. Not just your AMERICAN rightous opinion!
Show alittle respect, fool!
The North American Not-so-odd Couple<br />
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The past year was a rocky period for U.S.-Canadian relations, with differences over Iraq and trade disputes dividing these North American neighbors. But there is no evidence that Americans and Canadians are destined to go their separate ways. Canadian discontent with U.S. international policies mirrors opinion in many parts of the world. And, compared with European attitudes, Canadians voice relatively moderate criticisms of America. In fact, Canadian attitudes on a range of topics often bridge the differences between U.S. views and those held in Europe. Moreover, on some social and religious values, it may be more geography than nationality that divides Canadians and Americans. Where the two peoples do differ, the strongest disagreements often exist between Canadians and those Americans who live in the southern U.S. People who live in the northern tier of American states share many points of view with Canadians. <br />
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<p>---<br>Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.<br />
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Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.<br />
By the way, I'm Australian/American (or American/Australian), who's been around the world twice before the age of 22. Since then, I've visited 7 African countries on extended business. I find conversations with "canadians" to be incredibly funny, at their expense, and none of them seem to understand why!
I chalk it up to your inbreeding, and lack of real world experience. After all, you're completely sheltered from reality by those Americans you hate.
What would Canadian society look like if it truely had to defend itself against those (Evil Americans) it claims to hate?
Honestly, how much socialistic nonsense could you afford if you had to protect yourselves?
Canada, the World's Greatest Joke!
We have no defence,cannot even do peace keeping.Our med system is falling apart.We do not build anything,be it cars,ships,trucks or ag equipment.The cars that are built here belong to transplants,there is no Canadian auto industry.
Obesity is growing,we don`t do anything except complain.Think there might be a connection?
Oh yeah,we do sell everything off.Wow.
Perhaps we are becoming the Ugly Canadians.
Kyoto - go to hell
ICC - go to hell
UN - go to hell
Depleted uranium - go to hell
Geneva Conventions - go to hell
Use torture - go to hell
Renditions - go to hell
Illegal wars - go to hell
Lying to go to war - go to hell
Hated around the world - go to hell
Napalm - go to hell
destroying constitution - go to hell
Go to hell seems to be the American way under Bush and those appeasers such as yourself. You are a complete waste of energy really - you are the one whining and complaining!
And to the other dolt complaining Canada is not known around the world - he/she like most that pull that talking point out are the same ones who have never traveled. Their idea of traveling is going to Hawaii. I have traveled the world and not only does everyone I meet KNOW about Canada, they respect it and admire us for who we are. Canadians and Canada in general have done much for the world, but to those that love America over their own nation, I would not expect them to know of our achievements. Afterall with this crowd, if you ain't dropping bombs on people, you ain't "doing nothing".
The comparison with China is just hilarious - really - can we come back from La-La Land for just one minute? While I don't deny that we have our issues here in the States (as does, hmmmmmmmmmm, Germany, France and...Canada), we certainly don't (for example) impose draconian birth control measures on our citizens, nor do we arrest and detain them for the peaceful practice of their faith (of course, that may change once the free expression of Christianity is obliterated here, a trend that is also happening in Canada, but for now, all faiths are allowed to meet, pray, etc. without interference from the government)...if China is so attractive to Europeans and Canucks, why don't they put their money where their convictions are and go to CHINA to live, work and play? But they don't - they come here, STILL, and in droves. They can SAY anything they want but in the final analysis, their behavior belies the words they speak.
Please. If we're to debate the issues on which we differ, can we at least keep the debate honest?
911 was not the first terrorist attack in the world. Nor were all those that died all American citizens! Americans were not greatest percentage by far either! Let’s not forget the so called terrorists had lived in the United States of America for up to five years!
That the Bush Administrations first Press Secretary at a Press release said the 911 terrorists came into the United States by way of Canada, not a urban legend! A known false statement.
Lets remember that U.S. citizens rights was the call of the day in the 1970's when the IRA was bombing England and lets not forget the U.S. Administration telling all of Europe that the World had changed and you better get use to it but violating peoples rights was a win for militant factions.
How times change.
As far as for the Australian, what has Australia done for Canada? NOTHING! We trained a lot of your fellow countrymen here and looked after them with kindness and respect. Thank you very much.
If I hated people like you HATE Canadians I wouldn't be hanging on web site for Canadians by Canadians. I don't believe that your so mouthy when else where in the world or your business would not be operating outside of the USA. Most cowards are like you!
I am an English Canadian and DAME PROUD OF IT! I stand for my Country and my Countrymen and I am DAME PROUD of them too. My family has fought in every war this country has fought in since before moving here in 1900! My family members have distinguished themselves with bravery, commissioned in the field for bravery fought in Europe, Atlantic and Pacific theatres of Battle from the beginning of the Wars to the end. Army, Calvary, Navy and Air force! Also some have turned down promotion to stay with their fellow troops. As well as holding the ORDER OF CANADA.
Where were your families, eh?
Lets remember that the United States Of America has walked away over the recent past decade from, worked against or failed to support a long list of international agreements supported by Canada and the overwhelming majority of countries - the Land Mines Treaty, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the agreement to provide lower cost drugs to developing countries battling AIDS and other diseases, the International Criminal Court, the U.N. protocol on Developing, Producing or Stockpiling Biological or Toxic Weapons, the Small Arms Treaty, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child supported by 191 countries, but not the U.S. or Somalia.
Canada’s participation in the Second World War was not pre-emptive as PRESIDENT BUSH said but a declaration of war due to defence treaties, plus the United States didn’t support Canada, even when Canada and Britain requested their help separately but made profits from selling to both sides of the conflict till Pearl Harbour occurred. The same can be said for the First World War 1914 – 1918. Let’s also take a moment to mention that Canada has never had a large standing military but in WWII with its 11 million population 1.5 million of its population served during this conflict alone. To listen to an American you think they fought both wars by themselves.
Thanks for the memories!
The Allied Powers at the end of the Second World War wanted to force the Russia to give up the countries that it occupied at the end of the war but the United States of America said no working against attacking Russia. Result; COLD WAR USSR! Thanks very much!
We were there for the US in Korea but not Vietnam but both sides agree now, Canada was right on that one.
The UN operates due to the way the United States set it up to operate because at the time it was to their advantage and has done everything in its power to prevent change for the better because it was in its best interests to do so, not in anyone else’s interests. Let’s not forget the UN veto process, that the US has in the past prevented from being change, which is the real reason that the UN is irrelevant.
NORAD was set up to protect the United States from Russian Bombers and missiles landing on American soil not Canada’s as stated by the US Commander of NORAD in the early 1970’s, Canada was not a consideration.
Canada bought F-18 fighter aircraft from the United States to defend Canadian sovereignty and support the NORAD agreement. The U.S. government refused to sell the cockpit High Tech. weapon systems for them. Why? Canada was not a secure ally in the eyes of the United States of America. At this particular time Canada was considered the United States best friend and ally. When a RCAF Pilot won the TOP GUN trophy in the U.S. it was argued that it was unfair that this Pilot was flying a plane in competition that did not have the same equipment.
Iraq got its weapons of mass destruction from Donald Rumsfeld and the United States of America.
Canada arranged if Bush would have waited 10 days the rest of the U.N. would have supported the invasion of Iraq but Bush said, no!
The information that Canada looked at from the United States regarding Iraq prior to invasion turns out to be proven as Canada saw it to be as fact!
Bush said he didn’t need any ones help the United States of America can do it on their own. Now he’s asking for help by trying to make the rest of the world feel guilty. Where is the apology.
The U.S. informs its allies but does not consult them. What would be different with the Missile Shield Program? As to the Missile shield program Canada has not been asked to supply any money or land to base missile defences, but it has agreed to share NORAD data to help the plan. The North American Aerospace Command is a joint U.S.-Canadian military operation, but mainly run by the U.S. Government, that dates back to the Cold War to monitor missiles, aircraft and space objects and warn of threats to the continent. "We think it's in Canada's sovereign interest to be in the room to decide what's going to happen when there's an incoming missile," said Ambassador Paul Cellucci. Does anyone really think that with the speed that ICBM’s fly that they are so slow that there is going to be a discussion over whether to shoot it down? I think not! We will be lucky to get a call even if know about it. Let’s face it, the missile, no matter how you calculate it, if detected soon enough to intercept it will be intercepted over Canadian territory and the impact or fall out lands on Canada and the people of Canada. That’s if the system works. Not on the United States of America or on American citizens! So why is it important that Canada signs on or not? For liability, maybe?
NAFTA and the NAFTA dispute board was created by the United States with three Americans sitting on it out of five.
As for international organizations, it will accept their judgments or use their procedures if it wills to do so but not otherwise.
Canada went down the road to peacekeeping because the United States said the next War would be nuclear war fought with ICBM’s and they would defend North America not Canada. Look it up in Parliamentary record late 1960's. Yet, now the U.S. condemns Canada for the size of its military.
President Bush condemns Canada for not supporting the United States, not having a military force large enough to fight a war, not trading on a level playing field and not benign friendly.
Monroe Doctrine, expressed in 1823, proclaimed the Americas should be free from future European colonization and free from European interference in sovereign countries' affairs.
Monroe doctrine; “We owe it, therefore, to candour and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety”
A recent released Credit Suisse First Boston report noting continued U.S. losses at trade panels. The U.S. Department of Commerce "understands that the laws and treaties make it impossible for Canada to `win' in the real world, even if they win every time in court. It takes years to get through the courts, and by the time you do, the tariffs, duties and quotas the U.S. has imposed have completely wrecked the targeted industry in Canada. So who cares what the courts say."
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Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.
Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.
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Statement by the founder of Free Republic: <br />
In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of right, i.e., the conservative side. Believing that the best defense is a strong offense, we (myself and those whom I'm trying to attract to FR) support the strategy of taking the fight to the enemy as opposed to allowing the enemy the luxury of conducting their attacks on us at home on their terms and on their schedule... <p>---<br>Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.<br />
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Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.<br />
BTW - I have been booted off of freeper land six times in two years. What did I do... I dared offer an opinion different than theirs. They rail on about Stalinistic tendancies of socialists, but ban every single poster who says anything out of line - that is anything other than their spoon-fed version of the world care of the Bush government. Facsists love these people as they will give up everything they have to fight whatever enemy they are told. To see so many Canadians on there is disturbing, but stupidity is everywhere!
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But most Canuks are too thin-skinned to think it funny.<br />
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Makes me even more glade to be Canadian.