Gallup Poll: U.S. Leadership Approval 32%

A Gallup poll conducted in April showed that 32% of the world approved of United States’ leadership.

Sub-Saharan Africa: 62%

Asia: 33%

Latin America: 32%

Europe: 22%

Middle East/North Africa: 17%

World Median: 32%

Among the Middle East nations, 66% of Israelis approved, while the U.A.E(United Arab Emirates) had the lowest at 7%.

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Iraq Toll

Those who died in Iraq from Jul 6 to 12:

Spc William McMillan III  22  Lexington KY

Sgt Steven Chevalier  35  Flint MI

Pvt Byron Fouty  19  Waterford MI

Sgt Alex Jimenez  25  Lawrence MA

7 were seriously wounded.

28 wounded were returned to kill fields.

159 Iraqi civilians were killed.

In Afghanistan:

Pvt Colin Wilmot  24  Canada

Cpl Sean McCarthy  25  Australia

Sgt Douglas Bull  29  Wilkes Barre PA

Spc Samson Mora  28  Dededo Guam

Spc Brian Guerrero  34  Hagatna Guam

Maj Krisztian Nemes  32  Hungary

Cf:   www.icasualties.org

TPMtv: Presidential Candidates on the Future of Iraq

A back-to-back speech of both Presidential Candidates on how to solve the Iraq war. The two candidates agree that the Bush administration’s past policies were a failure, but differ in how to resolve the issue.