So Much for the Uniter Not a divider

As the election nears it is obvious the United States is divided in a way not seen since the civil War. Bush has managed to unite those who long for the "good old days" of the 14th century when the earth was still flat and the economy was still controlled by a few feudal lords.
Now Deutsche Welle gives us the details on how Bush has divided the US from the rest of the world.

The Globescan/PIPA study also revealed the extent of damage the U.S. image has suffered in Europe, especially Germany. In nearly every country of the 35 polled, respondents said that their opinion of America had grown worse since Bush took office.

Damaged View of U.S.

Germans showed the greatest loss of respect, with 83 percent of respondents saying their opinion of America had changed for the worse in that time period. France, Mexico, China, the Netherlands, Italy and Brazil showed similar percentages.

As if more evidence of a widening transatlantic rift was needed, an opinion survey conducted for the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Compagnia di San Paolo think-tank in Italy, showed the United States and Europe are drifting further apart on security issues and the use of force in the aftermath of the war in Iraq.

What this means to the citizens of the United States is less cooperation on international terrorism issues which means we will be less safe at a greater cost.

Some 58 percent of Europeans said strong U.S. leadership in the world was undesirable, an increase of nine percentage points from a similar poll last year. Only in Britain and the Netherlands do a majority desire strong U.S. leadership.

The United States is viewed as a threat. This may be the most serious damage the invasion of Iraq has caused.

A United States that is less safe for more money will be the Bush legacy.