Ok, the U.S. has problems. So does every other country in the world. I understand that the war in Iraq has to stop, but I do not think that it was the wrong thing to do. People were being tortured and killed. Do you remember the holocaust? Honestly, the fact that innocent people were dieing because of a dictatorship is awful. I am not saying that our government is better than any other in the world, what ever works for them.

— mo lynch, Ma, USA (9/8/2006)

I think for each American that does not want to hear of other countries' history, achievements and cultures, there is another American that does. Please do not judge us to all be self serving and the same, some of us do care. Internally divided is correct.

— iwing, mn usa (9/8/2006)

I was not surprised by any of them. I feel they are for the most part accurate about how many(but not ALL) Americans think and it would do good for Americans to take note of what they are being perceived as and take positive steps to change it, esp. in being more friendly to those from other countries. As an American, I feel I'd maybe not have a warm reception abroad due to the political tensions our gov't created though this is not what I felt our gov't should do.

— iwing, mn usa (9/8/2006)

I think they are all correct. I think America is selfish and is not doing a very good job of stopping terrorism. I think America discriminates too much and tries to be too perfect which only brings more terrorism and hate on to it.

— Layla Farrow, California (9/11/2006)

i believe that America is the greatest country. and we fallow a simple saying "to achieve peace prepare for war".

— Dave D., massachusetts (9/11/2006)

I'm very saddend by what people from around the world think of America. Most opinions that I read on this site today were about how Americans were ignorant, and that they throw their power around. I have to disagree with this. I feel that America has performed in ways that help more people than it hurts. I also don't think that it's up to America to fix all the problems around the world.

— Kay, Washington DC (9/11/2006)

i believe that america is the greatest country. if you look at what we have accoplished it is so impressive and nobody gives us enough credit. of course we have problems but then again show me one country that doesn't. not so easy huh? america is being attacked because we live our lives as people not as "things". other countries don't give women rights and they are treated like "things". don't hate us for being the better country. we are right. end of story!

— Jen L., MA, USA (9/11/2006)

In my opinion the world is unjustly judging the United States. They are placing all of their judgements on the subject of Iraq and not how things are run internally as well as externally. Internally the US has 28% lower poverty rate than Iran and Mexico. Allthough i am not an advocate for the war in Iraq I do have a favorable view of the United States. If the US is so bad, then why are they all fat? If they have enough money to eat well enough to be so obese then what is so wrong with them? We may have made a mistake in going into Iraq but that was the decision of one politician, not the whole country. The populace was misguided by Bush and his promises of Sadaam's ties to Al Queida AND his promises of Sadaam having weapons of mass production. The majority of the United States does not like the war in Iraq. Also, all of those people that say that the US should immediately pull out of Iraq are just plain wrong. If we pulled out now we would have started the boulder rolling at a new unstoppable pace, and it would be heading straight to world war 3. If we pulled out that would give a victory to the terrorist organizations, in their mind. They would see that they pushed us out of Iraq, and we would leave the country in turmoil and leave it for a fight for the rulership of Iraq, which the various terrorist organizations of Iraq would inevitably win. Then they would gain a much larger foothold in the region, gain more followers because of their "victory", and snowball their way to seriously threatening the western way of life. I also think that a democracy is in all likelyhood not the best way of life for the middle east because of the boundaries emposed by religion, it would be impossible to separate government from religion. Democracy may give people more rights, but it can only go so far in pushing back the boundaries of Islam. The war in Iraq may be wrong, but the US is still a world superpower and is still the wealthiest nation in the world. I may not agree with the war in Iraq, but life in the states is pleasant and I would not wish to live in any other country.

— Scott Maxson, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (9/11/2006)

I think the U.S. has a consitution based on the greatest ideals ever set forth upon man, written by some of the greatest men to ever live. The present day government is where the problem is. The government setup with a representative was intended to eliminate corruptness set all the representatives in Washington are all alike, have similarities, and all share the same goals (most of them). What does this mean? You have hundreds of people in Washington bending the United States foreign and domestic policy to their own interests and not the interests of the citizens nor the interests of the international community. John Adams once said, "It is a government of laws, not of men," which, today atleast, has been turned the other way around.

— Kevin, Massachusetts (9/11/2006)

I agree that many people in the United States are very under-educated about international affairs. I personally never realized how the actions taken by the United States government could actually have such a large affect on other countries. When I am old enough to vote I will try to educate myself as much as possible about what is going on around the world at the time and how the candidates would respond.

— relish, MA (9/11/2006)