Not at all. They're mostly relieved that they're not dealing with a fanatic.

Venezuela is not our enemy.

If a large percentage of the population of a country doesn't like US
politics, we are less safe in that country.

Canadians try very hard to like us.

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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Certainly overseas opinions affect those of us who have to travel or deal
with people from other countries. I'm very tired of apologizing for Bush.

That's your first mistake. When you apologize you enable their hatred of
us and you. Contrary to what you might believe, they won't hold you in
any higher regard just because you don't like Bush. You're still one of
those ugly Americans.

They are certainly affecting our business relationship with certain South
American countries, and certainly affecting our security via other Arab
countries.

If I get your drift, those countries are enemies, not just countries that
dislike Americans.

A recent trip to Canada was an eye-opener for me. I expected, especially
in Quebec and Montreal, to be treated poorly by the Canadians. To the
contrary they were all exceptionally nice and friendly, without exception.
I made two new friends, with whom I communicate weekly. It seems that
commonality between individuals trumps political enmity every time.

Max