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U.S. Standings for Various Countries Around the World

October 2011

Country

Ally

Enemy

Somewhere In Between

Not Sure

Canada

89%

3%

4%

4%

Great Britain

88%

2%

5%

5%

Japan

71%

6%

17%

6%

Germany

71%

4%

19%

5%

Israel

70%

8%

17%

5%

France

63%

4%

25%

8%

Mexico

53%

11%

30%

6%

Egypt

34%

14%

43%

10%

Vietnam

31%

18%

42%

8%

Saudi Arabia

24%

29%

42%

5%

China

22%

21%

51%

6%

Venezuela

22%

30%

34%

14%

Russia

19%

27%

48%

6%

Afghanistan

18%

43%

34%

4%

Pakistan

13%

40%

39%

8%

Iraq

12%

47%

36%

5%

North Korea

9%

72%

11%

7%

Iran

5%

75%

13%

7%

 

August 2010

 

Country

Ally

Enemy

Somewhere In Between

Not Sure

Canada

87%

2%

6%

5%

Great Britain

85%

2%

8%

6%

Israel

71%

6%

17%

5%

Germany

66%

4%

23%

7%

Japan

63%

7%

22%

8%

France

60%

6%

26%

8%

Mexico

50%

12%

31%

6%

Egypt

42%

8%

39%

12%

Venezuela

22%

35%

32%

11%

Vietnam

21%

15%

52%

11%

Saudi Arabia

21%

26%

44%

8%

China

20%

20%

52%

8%

Russia

19%

25%

45%

10%

Afghanistan

19%

41%

35%

5%

Pakistan

15%

31%

46%

7%

Iraq

10%

44%

39%

7%

Iran

7%

72%

15%

5%

North Korea

5%

74%

12%

10%

 

August 2009

Country

Ally

Enemy

U.S. Should Defend

U.S. Should Not Defend

China

19%

26%

13%

72%

Japan

59%

10%

46%

41%

Russia

17%

27%

15%

72%

Great Britain

85%

5%

73%

18%

Iraq

17%

41%

30%

57%

Germany

66%

5%

53%

33%

Vietnam

21%

21%

19%

64%

Canada

86%

4%

78%

16%

Saudi Arabia

23%

25%

26%

59%

France

61%

4%

45%

37%

Israel

70%

8%

59%

29%

North Korea

4%

75%

13%

74%

Mexico

54%

11%

59%

28%

Iran

5%

70%

13%

74%

Pakistan

12%

28%

29%

49%

Afghanistan

15%

40%

33%

50%

Venezuela

20%

34%

25%

56%

Egypt

39%

9%

38%

41%

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