Most Americans see Pakistan as enemy

[Devil Soul]

Most Americans see Pakistan as enemy
Our Correspondent | National | From the Newspaper (3 hours ago) Today
WASHINGTON: A majority of Americans do not see Pakistan as a friend to the United States, says an opinion survey released on Monday.

The survey, conducted on Nov 27, a day after a Nato air strike killed 25 Pakistani soldiers, asked US citizens: Do you consider Pakistan to be a friend or enemy of the United States?

An enemy to the US was the choice of 55 per cent respondents. Only seven pc said they considered Pakistan a friend, 26 pc did not consider Pakistan a friend or enemy and 12 pc did not have an opinion.

The surveyors, a US polling agency called Poll Positions, noted that the relationship between the United States and Pakistan had been up and down over the past years.

The US considers Pakistan a strong ally on the war on terror. However, America politicians expressed some dismay when Osama bin Laden was found living in a house near a Pakistani military intelligence facility. He had reportedly been living there for several years. Pakistan said it did not know Bin Laden was there.

The surveyors pointed out that Pakistan also had expressed anger towards the US over predator drone missile strikes that have killed civilians and members of the Pakistani military. The US says predator drone strikes are an effective tool in targeting terrorists.

Last month, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Pakistan as part of a concerted effort to improve relations but the relationship nose-dived when US-led Nato forces blew up two Pakistani military posts near the Afghan border on Saturday, stirring countrywide protests.

The survey also shows another change in US attitudes towards Pakistan. Until recently, Pakistan was more popular among the conservative-minded Republicans apparently because of close ties between the two militaries while Democrats had strong reservations against the country.

But Sunday`s survey shows that now more Republicans see Pakistan as an enemy than Democrats or independents. Among Republicans, 70 pc consider Pakistan an enemy, 6 pc said Pakistan is a friend, 12 pc chose neither, and 12 pc had no opinion.

Democrats countered with 47 pc considering Pakistan an enemy, 11 pc said Pakistan is a friend, 30 pc said neither, and 12 pc offered no opinion. Among Independents, 45 pc looked at Pakistan as an enemy, 4 pc a friend, 37 pc said neither friend nor enemy, and 14 pc did not offer an opinion.

Poll Position`s scientific telephone survey of 1,176 registered voters nationwide was conducted on Nov 27 and has a margin of error of plus, minus three pc.

Poll results are weighted to be a representative sampling of all American adults.

 

[SQ8]

Then we are an enemy.. that is that.

 

[fd24]

I dont really care how the Americans view us. Whats interesting is how the world views the Americans.
I believe a few of the words used recently to describe them have been - liars, animals, bankrupt, scumbags, lowlifes, zionists, two faced jaanwar. Of course not all of them can associate with these - just most of them.
After attacking our soldiers we dont see them as the enemy - they are the enemy - period!

 

[Omar1984]

Well 99% of Pakistanis see America as enemy. What is your point?

 

[Pioneerfirst]

It depends on their American media,and media has a strong CIA presence in it.
If they like us to be their enemy then its better than we keep a well wish from their sides.
This is the view of Americans and if the same question is asked from US admin then they will say "No,we are friends", in foreign policy the mutual interests should match,which are not matching right now.

 

[T90TankGuy]

It depends on their American media,and media has a strong CIA presence in it.
If they like us to be their enemy then its better than we keep a well wish from their sides.
This is the view of Americans and if the same question is asked from US admin then they will say "No,we are friends", in foreign policy the mutual interests should match,which are not matching right now.

if the American media has a strong CIA presence . pray tell me whose presence does your media have when they show anti US sentiments .

 

[F.O.X]

Most Americans see Pakistan as enemy

Well The Feeling is mutual.. . .

 

[DarK-LorD]

I dont really care how the Americans view us. Whats interesting is how the world views the Americans.
I believe a few of the words used recently to describe them have been - liars, animals, bankrupt, scumbags, lowlifes, zionists, two faced jaanwar. Of course not all of them can associate with these - just most of them.
After attacking our soldiers we dont see them as the enemy - they are the enemy - period!

World also views them as the world's mightiest country.

 

[regular]

if the American media has a strong CIA presence . pray tell me whose presence does your media have when they show anti US sentiments .

Hey our media has Indian presence cuz they want us to go war with US.... pumping US to attack our innocent soldiers/pplz and pumping our pplz to go against the US....The whole evil game has been designed by U guyz.....fooling US at one place and fooling us the other place.....I guess we need to shoot down one Nuke at least at ure country too alongwith Israel to finish this game once and for all.....

 

[untitled]

self delete ...

 

[soul hacker]

now the condition came to this stage that we loved to be called enemy terrorist etc

 

[T90TankGuy]

Hey our media has Indian presence cuz they want us to go war with US.... pumping US to attack our innocent soldiers/pplz and pumping our pplz to go against the US....The whole evil game has been designed by U guyz.....fooling US at one place and fooling us the other place.....I guess we need to shoot down one Nuke at least at ure country too alongwith Israel to finish this game once and for all.....

i must applaud your reasoning . its seldom i see such level headed person . NUKE EVERYTHING .

 

[true_indian]

I dont really care how the Americans view us. Whats interesting is how the world views the Americans.
I believe a few of the words used recently to describe them have been - liars, animals, bankrupt, scumbags, lowlifes, zionists, two faced jaanwar. Of course not all of them can associate with these - just most of them.
After attacking our soldiers we dont see them as the enemy - they are the enemy - period!

I am not sure that's how they are perceived. Take a poll on perception of Pakistan and US in the world, except for few Muslim and communist countries, most civilized world would side with US. Defence.pk doesn't represent the world you see.

 

[Rank]

I don't agreed on this ... i have many American friends who don't see me or any Pakistani as a enemy but yes many of my American see AMERICAN GOVT as a enemy of their own people because of useless WOT without any evidence destroy its own economy, too much unemployment and many things. Many of my American friends who against American media especially they know this war just to start "WAR AGAINST MUSLIMS" by few American nico + Isrealeez Supporter sitting in US Govt!

 

[khanz]

I am not sure that's how they are perceived. Take a poll on perception of Pakistan and US in the world, except for few Muslim and communist countries, most civilized world would side with US. Defence.pk doesn't represent the world you see.

funny while back there was a poll in the UK where they found most brits believed the U.S to be the biggest threat to world peace.