Over 60 percent of Americans want US involvement in foreign affairs: Survey
By: Lauren Irwin (The Hill)
We cannot achieve dominance through dependence. The United States must compete with China to maintain influence in foreign affairs. The United States is not competing with China militarily. The competition is strictly commercial.
Ukraine is a pointless distraction. Europe has proven to be a parasite that weakens ability to compete with China. And forcing Russia to become an ally of China won't enhance the influence of the United States on the world stage.
What's at stake? Who will China and the United States be trying to influence? India, of course.
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03/06/25 -- More than 60 percent of Americans want the U.S. to take a leading or major role on the international stage, a new survey found.
The survey, released Thursday by Gallup, found that 19 percent of respondents want the U.S. to take a "leading role" and 47 percent want the country to take a "major role" in solving global problems.
Gallup noted that it's lower than readings from 2001 to 2009, when Americans averaged at 75 percent support.
The 66 percent backing is the lowest rating of the last 25 years. The last time support was this low was in 2011, when 66 percent of Americans said the same.
Just 28 percent of Americans say the U.S. should take a minor role, and 3 percent think the country should have no role internationally at all.
Gallup noted that the survey was conducted in the early stages of the Trump administration, as they continued to manage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and have sought to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine.
The survey was completed before President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got into a heated shouting match in the Oval Office last week.
The survey found that Republican and Democratic respondents were about equally as likely to say the U.S. should have a leading or major role, but more Republicans say the country should have a minor role.
Overtime, Republicans and independents have become less likely to favor the U.S. taking a large role internationally.
The survey found that a majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the country's position in the world today. Gallup said its rare for a majority of respondents to be dissatisfied, as most have been satisfied dating back to the 1960s.
The survey was conducted Feb. 3-16 among 1,004 adults and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
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The United States won't maintain its influence in foreign affairs without engaging in a commercial competition with China. Lukewarm allies who play both sides of the street will be a hindrance rather than a help.
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