70% Want New Foreign Policy
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Elections, Foreign PolicyAmericans, that is.
A new nationwide survey finds a large and growing majority of Americans is dissatisfied with the position of the United States in the world. Most Americans believe that U.S. policies are increasing the threat of terrorist attack and decreasing goodwill toward the United States.The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)/Knowledge Networks poll also finds that large majorities of Americans feel that the United States puts too much emphasis on military force and unilateral action. Most say they want their member of Congress to work to shift the emphasis of U.S. foreign policy in favor of diplomacy, multilateral cooperation, and homeland security.
They also stress the need for programs to reduce the United States’ dependence on oil. When given the opportunity to reshape the foreign policy budget, respondents redistribute spending from military programs to other methods of pursuing security.
And here are two graphs to show you the breakdown:
Something tells me that the majority of Americans are going to get what they want come November.
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October 23rd, 2006 at 9:54 am
A new survey by the non-partisan, non-profit Public Agenda finds very similar results, and indicates that Americans are anxious about and dissatisfied with world affairs overall. Check out Public Agenda’s latest Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index.