"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Not at all. They're mostly relieved that they're not dealing with a
fanatic.

Venezuela is not our enemy.

I hope not. We are getting a substantial percentage of our crude from them.
But Chavez does indeed believe Bush is his enemy, so I guess that makes him
"our" enemy.

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

That's painting a small item with a rather broad brush. Most French,
Germans, and Italians dislike us politically, but Americans travel to those
countries daily and the safety factor has really not declined significantly
in the past decade. Traveling to Tehran would be foolish, however, I think.
Fanatics tend to be the problem, not opposing political ideologies.


Canadians try very hard to like us.

All except for Mooron. He tries very hard to eat our raw kidneys or shoot
us in the head.

Max