Juan_Bottom wrote:
... Those poll numbers are easy to believe. I don't see it as any plus for Obama, however. I'm curious as to why you, or any American, would.
... I guess it makes sense.The social democracies, with close to zero probability of being in a confrontation with the US, like the direction Obama has pulled us - more resembling their own socialist democratic systems with huge government involvement and near total dependence in all sectors. They understand it.
... China, that's obvious. We don't know yet if Romney has the balls to declare them a currency manipulator and enact those tariffs and taxes he spoke of... but if he should, that would suck for them. It's funny, the Chinese message boards after the last debate were tearing Romney up over what he said... You could smell the fear.... What's funny is the debate wasn't telecast in the PRC... I also wonder how that poll data was collected in the PRC, where folks are questioned by the police for public political discussions... The smart Chinese would walk away from a pollster. (wandering into a tangent.... pulling myself back..)
... As for all the others... I suppose they see a weaker US as less likely to involve itself in conflict generally.. ? But who here knows the mind of an Indonesian or a Kenyan... or a Panamanian?
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