Submitted by John, Feb 15, 2007 02:58

Please note that instead of being "appalled", as you write, the Germans were largely supportive of Putin's view of the United States. One can only conclude that your assertions are well off the mark. The following is a quote from Reuters (February 13, 2007). "A survey of 1,000 Germans showed 68 percent supported the attack made by Putin on Washington at a high-profile Munich security conference over the weekend, the poll by Emnid for N24 television showed. Twenty-two percent of those surveyed disagreed with Putin's accusation that the United States was making the world a more dangerous place by pursuing policies aimed at making it the sole superpower."

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