World opinion of U.S. in the gutter

Bush and the gang have ruined the image of the United States. I'm leaving for London and Scotland in about a week and leave it to Bush to screw that up too.

Almost half of those polled in Britain, France and Germany dispute the whole concept of a global war on terrorism, and a majority of Europeans believe the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. More than two-thirds of Germans, French and Turks believe American leaders lied about the reasons for war and believe the United States is less trustworthy than it once was.

"There is great resentment at American power," Kohut said.

"I just misunderestimated"