March 03, 2007

Abstract: (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - England remains one of the most trusted allies for adults in the United States, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. Respondents gave the European country a mean rating of 77.9, the highest among 18 entities surveyed.

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - England remains one of the most trusted allies for adults in the United States, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. Respondents gave the European country a mean rating of 77.9, the highest among 18 entities surveyed.

Canada is second on the list with 75.4 points, followed by Israel with 66.5 points, Germany with 59.9 points, India and Mexico with 56.1 points each, and the United Nations (UN) with 49.9 points. Iran is now the lowest-ranked nation, with 13.5 points.

Britain committed troops to both the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the U.S.-led coalition effort in Iraq. In his address to the U.S. Congress in September 2001, U.S. president George W. Bush declared, "America has no truer friend than Great Britain."

Yesterday in Sudan, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized American foreign policy, saying, "There is no place in the world that suffers from divisions and wars unless America or the Zionists' fingerprints are seen there."

Iraq, Iran and North Korea were branded as part of an "axis of evil" by Bush in January 2002.

Polling Data

I'd like to get your feelings about some countries and governing organizations who have been in the news and what sort of a relationship you feel they have with the United States. I'll read the name of a country or governing organizations and I'd like you to rate how much of a friend or foe they are to the U.S. using the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more friendly you feel they are to the U.S. The lower the number, the colder or less friendly they are. If we come to a country or governing organization who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate them. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one.

	Feb. 2007	Nov. 2006	Aug. 2006
England	77.9	78.9	78.3
Canada	75.4	73.4	71.7
Israel	66.5	68.2	65.9
Germany	59.9	58.1	--
India	56.1	56.6	53.4
Mexico	56.1	51.4	51.4
United Nations	49.9	50.4	49.2
France	47.7	44.6	43.2
China	43.3	44.2	39.0
Russia	43.1	46.2	45.5
Saudi Arabia	40.1	40.4	38.2
Venezuela	30.3	30.9	35.9
Iraq	27.1	25.9	27.7
Palestinian Govt.	24.3	23.8	22.8
Syria	23.8	24.3	21.7
Cuba	21.8	24.1	24.0
North Korea	15.7	13.5	15.0
Iran	13.5	15.5	13.9

Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,536 registered American voters, conducted from Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2007. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.