Poll: Germans Believe U.S. a Nation of Warmongers

Reuters ^ | 2/10/2003

[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."

[piasa]

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. ; )

[HELLRAISER II]

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.

[dighton]

"Germany was having trouble, What a sad sad story!"

[PhiKapMom]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bill Davis FR]

and a bump for believing hitler was a warmonger

[smith288]

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.

[Mr. Mojo]

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.

[Darlin']

Now, that is rich. Talk about sanitizing and revising history.

[PhiKapMom]

I was posting that same thing last night -- East Germans have taken over Germany which translates to Communist!

[Fitzcarraldo]

[Bluntpoint]

95% of Americans polled believe that Germans would still be gassing Jews if not for the U.S.

[ewing]

Perhaps they should ask the Poles the same question about Germany.

[Mr. Mojo]

What's next, Frenchmen who believe that Americans are a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys?

[Michael81Dus]

OH NO!

[finnman69]

IRONY! The Germans are lecturing us?

[hchutch]

"Yeah, Germany, but think this over - if you REALLY think that about us, do you want to tick us off?"

[BMCDA]

Well, that's exactly the problem. Ever heard of "the zeal of the convert"?

[gridlock]

...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.

[bulldogs]

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.