As we all expected, not only majority of Americans downgraded Bush and his negative policies, today, global view of the United States’ role in world affairs has also significantly deteriorated.

World Public Opinion published the results of BBC World Service poll which was conducted across 25 different countries around the world. The survey reveals that three in four (73%) disapprove of how the US government has dealt with Iraq. It shows that in the 18 countries that were previously polled, the average percentage saying that the United States is having a mainly positive influence in the world has dropped seven points from a year ago–from 36 percent to 29 percent - after having already dropped four points the year before. Across all 25 countries polled, one citizen in two (49%) now says the US is playing a mainly negative role in the world.

Over two-thirds (68%) believe the US military presence in the Middle East provokes more conflict than it prevents and only 17 percent believes US troops there are a stabilizing force.

The poll shows that world citizens disapprove of the way the US government has handled all six of the foreign policy areas explored. After the Iraq war (73% disapproval), majorities across the 25 countries also disapprove of US handling of Guantanamo detainees (67%), the Israeli-Hezbollah war (65%), Iran’s nuclear program (60%), global warming (56%), and North Korea’s nuclear program (54%).

Full details and results are available here!