Posted on 09/19/2009 5:00:19 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Most Iranians favor ties with US but distrust Obama: poll 11 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Most Iranians favor restored ties with Washington after three decades of hostility but distrust President Barack Obama despite his outreach to Muslims worldwide, a poll found Saturday.
Eight in 10 Iranians also say they consider President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the country's legitimate president despite mass protests following the disputed June 12 vote, according to the survey by WorldPublicOpinion.org (WPO).
Sixty-three percent of the 1,003 people surveyed across Iran favored restoring diplomatic relations with the United States, a position at odds with the stance taken by Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Of those in favor of restoring ties, 18 percent said they would "strongly" back the move. Only 27 percent said they were opposed.
Another 60 percent of Iranians surveyed said they supported "full, unconditional negotiations" between Washington and Tehran, while 30 percent were opposed.
But despite Obama's outreach to Muslims around the world, only 25 percent of those surveyed believe he respects Islam, while 59 percent said he does not.
Seventy-one percent said they have little or no confidence that Obama will do "the right thing" in his handling of world affairs.
That figure was lower than any of the 20 countries polled by WPO, a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, in the spring.
Attitudes toward Obama still remained more positive than toward his predecessor, George W. Bush, in whom only six percent of Iranians expressed confidence, compared to 16 percent for the new president.
"While the majority of Iranian people are ready to do business with Obama, they show little trust in him," WPO director Steven Kull said in a statement.
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Most Americans favor ties with Iran but distrust Obama: poll
LOL!
LOL. A poll taken inside Iran? You've got to be kidding. About as much worth as the elections in Iran. Guess they asked the local Baseej guy
Interesting. I wonder if they distrust him from the wacky Shiite jihadist/fascist side or from the regime hating, Quisling hating side... or both. I suppose it’s both. Good work, Obambi.
Most Iranians DO appreciate freedom don't they!
I think I trust Ach more than obama.
I really believe Ach when he says wants to destroy Israel and us, whereas I don’t believe Obama when he says he wants to make America better.
Therefore, 80% of Iranians are racists [/s].
Most Americans favor ties with Iranians but we all distrust Obama: poll
They have a sharper appreciation for it than most Americans. I believe. Most of them over there today have never even known the kind of freedom we used to enjoy.
Yeah - at least we agree with them on that.
Who cares! The only safe solution is a 6-12 inch layer of glass-like material across all of Iran...
Interestingly, most Texans also favor ties with the US but distrust Obama...
That’s so freakin funny.
So right
Most Iranians really *are* smart people
“Seventy-one percent said they have little or no confidence that Obama will do “the right thing” in his handling of world affairs.”
Only 71%? They have more faith in him than we do.
8 out of 10 see Ahmadinejad as legit? That’s the MOST ABSURD thing i’ve heard in about 10 years.
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