Putin endorses Bush

[Flatrater]

Putin urges voters to back Bush
By CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty
Monday, October 18, 2004 Posted: 7:08 AM EDT (1108 GMT)

Putin says terrorists want to inflict "maximum damage to Bush."


MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says terrorist attacks in Iraq are aimed at preventing the re-election of U.S. President George W. Bush and that a Bush defeat "could lead to the spread of terrorism to other parts of the world."

Putin, speaking Central Asian Cooperation Organization summit in Tajikistan Monday, made his most overt comments of support so far for the re-election of Bush for a second term.

"Any unbiased observer understands that attacks of international terrorist organizations in Iraq, especially nowadays, are targeted not only and not so much against the international coalition as against President Bush," Putin said.

"International terrorists have set as their goal inflicting the maximum damage to Bush, to prevent his election to a second term.

"If they succeed in doing that, they will celebrate a victory over America and over the entire anti-terror coalition," Putin said.

"In that case, this would give an additional impulse to international terrorists and to their activities, and could lead to the spread of terrorism to other parts of the world."

Putin noted that American voters will not decide the election just on Iraq.

"Because of this we must take a realistic approach and be prepared for any development of events," he said. "We respect any choice the American people will make."

President Putin made it clear Russia remained opposed to the war in Iraq.

"Today, our views on that differ from the views of President Bush," he said.

[Franko914]

I heard Saddam backs Bush, too...

[Flatrater]

Originally Posted by Franko914

I heard Saddam backs Bush, too...

No Saddam backs Kerry.

[Rbraczyk]

Hhahahhhahaha saddam backs kerry. Good Joke flatrater, I'll tell my family and friends that one. whooo, I need to take a breather.

[YogsVR4]

Let me jump up and say "I don't care." Endorsements from foreigners is a waste. Those who support a candidate or the person doing the endorsement will think its ok and it will change nobodies mind. Just imagine the uproar if the Pope were to do that. Or Hu, Chirac, Annan or Castro.













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[codycool]

Originally Posted by Franko914

I heard Saddam backs Bush, too...

Thats why W has his ass locked up! Death to Saddam!

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by YogsVR4

Let me jump up and say "I don't care." Endorsements from foreigners is a waste. .

I can certainly see where you are coming from Yogs...If you validate the opinions of those nations that support Bush [Israel and Russia], then logically,you'd have to validate the opinions of those who don't.....



U.S. Image Slides, but Americans Popular

By BETH GARDINER
Associated Press Writer

October 15, 2004, 5:20 PM EDT


LONDON -- America's popularity around the world has taken a beating in recent years, according to a set of coordinated polls conducted in 10 different countries. But the survey also found that despite widespread animosity toward President Bush, huge majorities said they have a good opinion of Americans.

"We like Americans, we don't like Bush," was how Britain's Guardian newspaper summarized the results of the surveys published Friday.

The polls found that to an overwhelming degree, respondents in most of the countries have a more negative view of the United States now than a few years ago, disapprove of the war in Iraq and dislike Bush. Democratic challenger John Kerry is favored -- often by landslide proportions -- in all but two of the nations.

But even in France, often seen as a bastion of anti-Americanism, 72 percent said they had a favorable view of Americans, compared to 24 percent with an unfavorable opinion, the poll found.

The polls, commissioned by major papers in each country, were conducted in Canada, France, Britain, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, Israel and Russia. Not all questions were asked in every country.

On average, 57 percent said they had a worse opinion of the United States than two to three years ago, compared to 20 percent who said they had a higher opinion now. That question was asked each country except Russia.

In eight of the nations, more people said their view of America had worsened than improved. Seventy-four percent of Japanese, 70 percent of French, 67 percent of South Koreans, 64 percent of Canadians and 60 percent of Spaniards said they had a lower opinion of America now than a few years ago.

Only in Israel -- whose prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has won strong backing from Bush -- did more people say their view of the United States had improved than worsened, by a margin of 40 percent to 26 percent.

Americans -- the people, not the government -- can feel well-loved, maybe because foreigners so happily soak up U.S. movies, TV and music and frequent McDonald's and Starbucks.

Overall, 68 percent of those questioned said they had a favorable opinion of Americans, compared to 23 percent with a negative view.

Eighty-six percent of Russians, 81 percent of Israelis, 74 percent of Japanese and 73 percent of Canadians reported positive views of Americans. The lowest figure was in Spain, where 47 percent said they had a positive view and 32 percent negative.

In nine countries, huge majorities said they had an unfavorable opinion of Bush, whom critics accuse of conducting a unilateralist foreign policy that disregards the views of other nations, even close friends.

The president may not be bothered by the results -- he says he makes decisions for the good of America even if they make him unpopular overseas.

People in all 10 countries were asked who they hoped to see win the White House Nov. 2. Kerry was favored in eight of the nations including France, where 72 percent supported him compared to 16 percent for Bush.

In South Korea, it was 68 percent for Kerry and 18 percent for Bush; in Canada, 60 percent to 20 percent; in Spain, 58 percent to 13 percent; 54 percent to 28 percent in Australia and 50 percent to 22 percent in Britain.

Bush came out on top in Israel by a margin of 50 percent to 24 percent and in Russia, 52 percent to 48 percent.

On Iraq, 68 percent of people -- majorities in seven out of eight countries -- said the U.S. was wrong to invade, while 25 percent thought war was the right decision.

In an Associated Press poll this fall, a majority surveyed in eight countries said they believed the Iraq war has increased the threat of terrorism. Just over half of respondents in the United States and two-thirds or more of respondents in Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Spain said they believed Iraq has increased the terrorist threat, according to the AP-Ipsos polls.

The newspapers involved in the polling published Friday were La Presse in Canada, Le Monde in France, the Guardian in Britain, El Pais in Spain, Asahi Shimbun in Japan, JoongAng Ilbo in South Korea, the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age in Australia, Reforma in Mexico, Haaretz in Israel and the Moscow News in Russia.

The sample sizes in the 10 polls varied from 522 people in Israel to 1,417 in Australia. Margins of error were mostly around 3 percentage points, but varied between 2.6 percent and 4.38 percent. The polls were conducted on different dates from September through early October.

[YogsVR4]

Validate an opinion? That makes no sense. Anybody is entitled to their opinion, but the reality is that those opinions will make little to no difference to the bulk of the people voting. I don't know anyone who's undecided thats waiting for the endorsement from any foreign figure.













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[taranaki]

Since when did politics ever have to make sense? The day that Bush stole Florida,sense went out of the window.The day he invaded Iraq without any adequate justification,international law went out the window too.The day he stood for re-election,shame went out and joined them,and the day that he said that knowing what he knows now,he'd do it all the same again,any last shred of decency went out the window too.

Please,show your love for the real America.Impeach Bush tommorrow.

[YogsVR4]

Originally Posted by taranaki

Please,show your love for the real America.Impeach Bush tommorrow.

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[Tehvisseeus]

Originally Posted by taranaki

The day that Bush stole Florida,sense went out of the window.

MMMmm Hmmm wow if you're still going with that one then you need to learn a little more about elections in the US. Popular vote doesn't mean you're elected. Hence the US being a republic and not a democracy.

[Flatrater]

Originally Posted by taranaki

The day that Bush stole Florida.

If you haven't noticed Bush won Flordia, the courts agreed with Bush! Only the sore loser Gore said he won Flordia. If you remember Gore only contested the democratic counties of Flordia never once asked for a recount in republican counties. If you remember there were several states that Bysh barely lost in he could of asked for a recount in those states only picking republican counties but he was willing to do what's right.

[YogsVR4]

Bush won Florida by 500. Gore won New Mexico by 300 and Wisconsin by a couple thousand votes.

Who initiated all the recounts? After each recound who was ahead?

It obvious who was trying to steal the election.













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[taranaki]

when was the last time that an American got elected with fewer votes than his opponent?

Yes ,I'm familiar with the 'electoral college' system, but it doesn't sound right that the loser gets the prize.....

[Tehvisseeus]

By the way, Rutherford Hays and Benjamin Harrison were both elected without the popular vote. So its been about 116 years.

So will you acknowledge that Bush didn't steal the race since that is how our government system works.