Is this the corollary to the rule that as Iraq becomes more peaceful, it is reported on less and less? The story I’m referring to is the poll finding that the people of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom no longer see the United States as the greatest threat to world peace. Instead, a majority say that distinction belongs to China:
Last year the American media gave extensive coverage to the Harris poll, and to a contemporaneous Pew poll that showed a decline in the image of the United States abroad. The New York Times saw fit to wring its hands over what Iraq was doing to perceptions of our country around the world. Perhaps the paper of record will give the president a slap on the back and an ‘attaboy’ now that the surge has — apparently — restored our standing in the eyes of our European allies?
