[hellinahandcart]

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

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."

Well, he's a friend of Saddam, that's for sure.

Michael, I can't quite believe this poll or the results. Any chance they interviewed 1,843 Greens and Communists, instead of a true random sampling? Just how "respected" is this Forsa Institute?

[Michael81Dus]

The Forsa institute is trustworthy. But the question was not if you thought of the US as a "nation of warmongers" but of "America as a warmongerer" - the people or nation were not asked, the opinion about the government was asked. And as you can imagine, President Bush is not very popular by the media (and so by the people). Europeans as a whole don´t like sayings like "The game is over Saddam" - because Europe played the game so often, the whole continent losed...

Sorry, but the survey is probably right. Though, another survey shows that 45% would support logistical or military help for the US, if the UN voted for a new resolution, 53% oppose any help.