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An overwhelming number of voters believe the United States is involved in too many foreign conflicts and should pull back its troops, according to a new poll conducted for The Hill.
Seventy-two percent of those polled said the United States is fighting in too many places, with only 16 percent saying the current level of engagement represented an appropriate level. Twelve percent said they weren’t sure.
A new BBC World News America/Harris Poll examines American attitudes to U.S. military intervention in other countries, from Afghanistan and Bosnia to Libya and Darfur, and finds that there are widespread disagreements about almost all of the six countries where the U.S. intervened and three countries where it did not. However there was widespread agreement that the U.S. should not be the "world's policeman" (67% to 11%) and that each case where intervention is possible should be considered separately rather than using a predetermined set of policies (63% vs. 25%).
According to a recent poll of European and U.S. leaders and general publics conducted by the German Marshall Fund, overwhelming majorities of all surveyed groups were concerned with Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. The U.S. leaders (93%) were the most concerned, while the U.S. public (86%), EU leaders (86%), and EU public (80%) were somewhat less concerned.
A new poll commissioned by the USGLC finds nearly 90 percent of active duty and retired military officers agree the tools of diplomacy and development are critical to achieving U.S. national security objectives and a strong military alone is not enough to protect America. 83 percent of the military leaders also say humanitarian efforts such as food assistance, and health, education, and economic development along with diplomacy are important to our national security.
Looking at other aspects of Obama's job performance, American voters:
* Approve 48 - 43 percent of the way he is handling foreign policy;
* Approve 45 - 40 percent of his handling of Afghanistan;
* Approve 49 - 41 percent of his handling of terrorism.
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American voters say 60 - 33 percent that the U.S. Senate should ratify the nuclear disarmament treaty President Barack Obama recently signed with Russia, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Voters support 70 - 28 percent the U.S. and Russia working to eliminate all nuclear weapons in the world.
The U.S.-Global Leadership Project, a partnership between the Meridian International Center and Gallup, finds median global approval of the performance of U.S. leadership at 51% in 2009, a 17-percentage-point increase from 2008.
President Obama’s job approval rating on the economy (36%) is at its lowest point to date; his rating on foreign affairs (51%) is up slightly from last month. Americans give Obama his highest rating on education (54%), and his lowest on the deficit (32%).
Americans were split evenly, 46% to 46%, when asked if they approved or disapproved of Obama's handling of health care. By contrast, 58% of the same respondents said they approved his foreign affairs management, while 51% approved of his job on the economy.
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