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Poll: Germans Believe U.S. a Nation of Warmongers
Reuters ^ | 2/10/2003

Posted on 02/10/2003 8:57:28 AM PST by Interloper

BERLIN (Reuters) - A majority of Germans believe the United States is a nation of warmongers and only six percent think President Bush (news - web sites) is interested in keeping the peace, according to a survey published Monday.

The poll by the respected Forsa institute, published in the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper, also found 97 percent of those questioned believed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) was ready to go to war.

The survey found 57 percent agreed with the statement: "The United States is a nation of warmongers."

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has angered the Bush administration with his outspoken opposition to a war in Iraq, a position that has widespread backing in Germany where six million people were killed during World War II.

Tens of thousands of Germans have taken part in anti-war rallies in recent weeks.

The survey of 1,843 Germans found 93 percent believed Bush was ready to go to war in pursuit of his interests, while 80 percent said the United States wanted war to boost its power.

The poll also found 89 percent believed Schroeder was a "friend of peace."


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; germans; iraq; poll; warmongers
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To: Arkie2
Don't you know? Hitler was created by the Treaty of Versailles, so it is everybody's fault but Germany's that he got into power. Just like it's always the clothes that cause rape, never the rapist. He can't help himself.</sarcasm>

NEWSFLASH : 97% of Americans think Germany is a nation of tyrant-loving appeasers who will look the other way if they come upon a mugging. ; )

21 posted on 02/10/2003 9:05:21 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Interloper
Wait a minute, who started WW I & WWII? This is coming from the country who's golden boy Adolf Hitler killed how many innocents. Achtung baby, I say add ya'll to the list of those in line for a serious @SS whooping in the near future.
22 posted on 02/10/2003 9:06:08 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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To: Interloper; aculeus; general_re; BlueLancer; Poohbah
"Germany was having trouble, What a sad sad story!"
23 posted on 02/10/2003 9:06:18 AM PST by dighton
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To: Poohbah
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
24 posted on 02/10/2003 9:06:37 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: Interloper
and a bump for believing hitler was a warmonger
25 posted on 02/10/2003 9:06:41 AM PST by Bill Davis FR
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To: Interloper
Hitler gained a very popular following in Germany as well... Times are going to be rough for Germans if they dont start listening to their liberators.
26 posted on 02/10/2003 9:06:42 AM PST by smith288 ("Don't worry about me. If something happens, I've just gone on higher.")
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To: Arkie2
Unbelievable! I wonder if any Germans even remember who Hitler was!

The dude who built the Autobahn, and who did his best to rid Germany and the world of the "Juden problem." They now like Hussein because they figure he has the best chance of finishing what Hitler started.

27 posted on 02/10/2003 9:07:06 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Interloper
Now, that is rich. Talk about sanitizing and revising history.
28 posted on 02/10/2003 9:07:16 AM PST by Darlin' (The choice is clear, you stand with us or you stand with terrorist)
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To: CedarDave
I was posting that same thing last night -- East Germans have taken over Germany which translates to Communist!
29 posted on 02/10/2003 9:07:39 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: Interloper

30 posted on 02/10/2003 9:07:59 AM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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To: Interloper
95% of Americans polled believe that Germans would still be gassing Jews if not for the U.S.

31 posted on 02/10/2003 9:08:00 AM PST by Bluntpoint
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To: Interloper
Perhaps they should ask the Poles the same question about Germany.
32 posted on 02/10/2003 9:08:09 AM PST by ewing
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To: Interloper
What's next, Frenchmen who believe that Americans are a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys?
34 posted on 02/10/2003 9:08:36 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: An.American.Expatriate
OH NO!
35 posted on 02/10/2003 9:08:52 AM PST by Michael81Dus (You have (had) G. Bush, J. Cash, B. Hope & S. Wonder - we have Schröder: no cash, no hope, no wonder)
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To: Interloper
IRONY! The Germans are lecturing us?







36 posted on 02/10/2003 9:09:04 AM PST by finnman69 (!)
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To: Poohbah
"Yeah, Germany, but think this over - if you REALLY think that about us, do you want to tick us off?"
37 posted on 02/10/2003 9:09:25 AM PST by hchutch ("Last suckers crossed, Syndicate shot'em up" - Ice-T, "I'm Your Pusher")
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To: Arkie2
Well, that's exactly the problem. Ever heard of "the zeal of the convert"?
38 posted on 02/10/2003 9:10:12 AM PST by BMCDA
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To: Interloper
...only six percent think President Bush is interested in keeping the peace,...

Well, I think they are right about this. I don't think President Bush is particularly interested in keeping the peace, either.

The difference is that we do not share the German's fetishistic devotion to peace at any price. Getting your but kicked twice in world wars will do that to you, I guess.

In just does not compute to the modern German mind that sometimes peace is not the desirable course, and that war is necessary to prevent evil from triumphing. Since Germans have been playing the part of "evil" the past couple rounds, this blind spot is somewhat understandable.

39 posted on 02/10/2003 9:11:12 AM PST by gridlock (All we are saying, Is give war a chance....)
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To: latrans
I work for a German company. Until today. I quit. I am starting my own business. I am going to let them know just what I think of them. LIVE FREE OR DIE!!! German scum can go follow all thier communist EU rules. I would rather be anthraxed, nuked, or chemical weaponed, then live as a german liberal sissy.
40 posted on 02/10/2003 9:12:11 AM PST by bulldogs
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