For the first time in nearly 40 years, a majority of Americans
believe the United States is less important around the world and that it
should mind its own business, a stunning rejection of President Obama’s
foreign policy just four years after he received the Nobel Prize.
A new Pew Research Center poll
found that 53 percent of people believe that the U.S. is playing a less
important role as a world leader than a decade ago, the highest figure
since 1984.
Worse: 70 percent said that the U.S. is respected less than in the
past, almost matching the high reached under former President George W.
Bush, whose foreign policy Obama pledged to reverse.
Other key highlights from Pew’s release:
— By a 56 percent to 34 percent margin, more disapprove than approve
of Obama’s handling of foreign policy. The public also disapproves of
his handling of Syria, Iran, China and Afghanistan by wide margins.
— For the first time, 52 percent believe the U.S. should “mind its own business internationally.”
— Some 51 percent said the U.S. does too much in helping solve world problems.
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