There Are Just Some Countries Most Americans Don’t Want To Defend
Thirteen percent (13%) of Americans say the United States should provide military assistance to North Korea to help that country defend itself if it is attacked.
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September 10, 2009
September 9, 2009
Many Americans See Old Enemies As Friends – Defensively Speaking
Most Americans aren’t carrying a grudge about D-Day and Pearl Harbor these days, that’s for sure. But the war in Vietnam is still obviously a sore subject.
August 12, 2009
North Korea, Iran Rank One, Two on U.S. Enemies List
Both are developing nuclear weapons and refuse to listen to the United Nations and other international mediators who are trying to talk them out of it. They’re also the nations that sizable majorities of Americans consider to be the biggest enemies of the United States.
August 11, 2009
Canada, Great Britain Seen As America’s Best Friends
The United States has been the world’s sole superpower since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early ‘90s, but as far as most Americans are concerned, we haven’t made any new friends since then.
August 10, 2009
Americans Still See More Enemies Than Friends In Middle East
The United States still has a long way to go building friendships in the Middle East despite President Obama’s highly-publicized outreach to the Muslim world.
August 9, 2009
21% Say Vietnam Still An Enemy of U.S., 21% Say Ally
For most Baby Boomers, the Vietnam War was a watershed moment, with the names of the dead memorialized on a black marble wall in Washington, D.C., and on similar monuments around the country. Thirty-four years after that war finally ended, Americans are evenly divided over whether Vietnam is an ally or still an enemy of the United States.
May 21, 2007
Americans Cautiously Optimistic About France
Forty-three percent (43%) believe that France and the U.S. will become closer allies following the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France.
March 23, 2006
Just 18% View France as Ally
Only 18% of Americans agree that France is an ally in the war on terror. Almost as many believe France is an enemy in that war.
