On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:27:14 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:


Are you saying we've become the new Soviet Union?

If you mean Russia, we are seen as having a much more positive influence.
Hell, 38% of the respondents in a recent survey thought we had a positive
influence. Only 36% said the same about Russia. Of course we trailed
communist China, 48% saw them as having a positive influence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4318551.stm