Americans see a US in decline, finds Pew survey
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For the first time in 40 years, a majority of Americans say the US plays a less important and powerful role in the world than it did a decade ago.
The Pew survey also found that 70% of Americans saw the US as less respected than in the past, nearly the same (71%) as under President George W Bush.
More than half of Americans (52%) - for the first time in 50 years - said the US should "mind its own business".
Some 56% disapproved of President Barack Obama's foreign policy.
Fifty-three percent of the public felt the US played a less important or powerful role as a world leader than a decade previously. The last time more than half of the public held that view was in 1974.
A decade ago, just 20% of Americans felt the same way.
International disengagement
In Tuesday's survey, only 17% of Americans said the US had a more important or powerful role in world affairs than 10 years ago.
Republicans were more likely to view the US as having declined in influence - 74% of them thought so. But 55% of independents said the same thing, up from 23% in 2004.
The survey also showed support for a less active US in world affairs. Some 51% of respondents said the US does "too much" to solve world problems.
Fifty-three percent of Republicans, 46% of Democrats and 55% of independents said the US should mind its own business.
The public also thought the US should be less engaged internationally.
A plurality of respondents (39%) believed the US should be less involved in seeking to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Republicans were more likely to view the US as having declined in influence - 74% of them thought so. But 55% of independents said the same thing, up from 23% in 2004.
The survey also showed support for a less active US in world affairs. Some 51% of respondents said the US does "too much" to solve world problems.
Fifty-three percent of Republicans, 46% of Democrats and 55% of independents said the US should mind its own business.
The public also thought the US should be less engaged internationally.
A plurality of respondents (39%) believed the US should be less involved in seeking to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
The survey of the general public was conducted between 30 October and 6 November among 2,003 adults, said Pew Research Center.
For the first time in 40 years, a majority of Americans say the US plays a less important and powerful role in the world than it did a decade ago.
The Pew survey also found that 70% of Americans saw the US as less respected than in the past, nearly the same (71%) as under President George W Bush.
More than half of Americans (52%) - for the first time in 50 years - said the US should "mind its own business".
Some 56% disapproved of President Barack Obama's foreign policy.
Fifty-three percent of the public felt the US played a less important or powerful role as a world leader than a decade previously. The last time more than half of the public held that view was in 1974.
A decade ago, just 20% of Americans felt the same way.
International disengagement
In Tuesday's survey, only 17% of Americans said the US had a more important or powerful role in world affairs than 10 years ago.
Republicans were more likely to view the US as having declined in influence - 74% of them thought so. But 55% of independents said the same thing, up from 23% in 2004.
The survey also showed support for a less active US in world affairs. Some 51% of respondents said the US does "too much" to solve world problems.
Fifty-three percent of Republicans, 46% of Democrats and 55% of independents said the US should mind its own business.
The public also thought the US should be less engaged internationally.
A plurality of respondents (39%) believed the US should be less involved in seeking to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Republicans were more likely to view the US as having declined in influence - 74% of them thought so. But 55% of independents said the same thing, up from 23% in 2004.
The survey also showed support for a less active US in world affairs. Some 51% of respondents said the US does "too much" to solve world problems.
Fifty-three percent of Republicans, 46% of Democrats and 55% of independents said the US should mind its own business.
The public also thought the US should be less engaged internationally.
A plurality of respondents (39%) believed the US should be less involved in seeking to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
The survey of the general public was conducted between 30 October and 6 November among 2,003 adults, said Pew Research Center.
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We should have started that line of thinking in 1964.
Hail, Hail!!!
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Really? Is that what they've been doing all these years? Trying to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict by standing alone in the World in vetoing every single U.N resolution critical of Israel, and by vetoing every single resolution calling for a peaceful settlement of the conflict?
Probably not!
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.