Polling on Obama's foreign policy
The American Enterprise Institute's Political Report rounds up some of the latest polling on President Obama's foreign policy:
How the public feels about Obama's handling of foreign policy:Jan 2011: CNN/ORC â?? 57% approve; 40% disapprove
Jan 2011: CBS/NYT â?? 46% approve; 32% disapprove
Feb 2011: Gallup â?? 48% approve; 45% disapprove
How the public feels about Obama's handling of the situation in Afghanistan:
Jan 2011: CNN/ORC â?? 51% approve; 46% disapprove
Jan 2011: AP/GfK â?? 54% approve; 44% disapprove
Feb 2011: Gallup â?? 47% approve; 46% disapprove
How does the public feel about Obama's handling of the situation in Iraq:
Jan 2011: CNN/ORC â?? 56% approve; 42% disapprove
Jan 2011: AP-GfK â?? 57% approve; 41% disapprove
Polls show that Americans are not enthusiastic about actively promoting democracy abroad. In the latest overview Americans say this about "exporting democracy":
-55% thought that helping to bring a democratic form of government to other nations is "somewhat important"
-19% thought it "very important," and
-26% thought it "not important"
Read the whole thing here.
