[Jim Noble]

The idea of "world opinion" is idiotic.

The only legitimate way to measure the opinion of any population is by voting. There is no such political community as "the world".

Most inhabitants of Earth can't vote. Most inhabitants of Earth would be killed by their oppressor if they ever even thought of voicing their opinion.

The only opinions that matter on this Earth are the opinions of the electorate of free countries, with those of our own citizens being far superior in importance to those of, say, the French.

World opinion? No such thing exists.

[Small-L]

Good point, Jim. When Kerry and the left speak of "World Opinion," they're talking about the opinion of the world media; and most of us recognize that the media in no way represents the opinion of the man on the street. French media, German media, and UK media are no different than US media--they all stem from the same socialist/liberal/intellectual-elitist world view; and while they claim to be unbiased, are enamored with their own importance and their own intellect that they can't see their own biases.