Fear begets fear. Our fear begets their fear. We become afraid of each other.
A Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Project found that a majority of Britons, Germans and French hold negative attitudes toward the U.S. In Muslim nations, the majorities are even larger and more likely to believe the U.S. war on terror is really about world domination. The report, now a year old, concluded the credibility of the U.S. has been undermined abroad.
Shortly after the WACC meeting, I began to notice op-ed pieces in different publications, by a cross-section of citizens from many countries, all of whom spoke of mistrust of the United States, or worse.
Willzhead link to Bolton video expressing hatred for the UN—Will asks:
Would you appoint an Ambassador to France that hated the French?
Indeed. No desire to listen at all. Only to talk, and to dominate the policy.
