Global?

The Pew Global Attitudes Project has some new polling data up about how some countries around the world view the US. It's definitely worth reading, or at least glancing at the charts and thinking about what they mean.

One complaint. Is it global? Nothing from Latin America. Nothing from Africa. Over 20% of the world's population, a percentage that is increasing, is ignored by excluding these regions. These regions provide key immigration and energy flows to the US and Europe. There are a number of security issues that will continue to come from both regions over the next decades. And if we want to win a global war on extremism, then we're going to need to focus on helping these countries stabilize and develop as much as we're focusing on the Middle East.

Most days I feel like I'm fighting an uphill battle by focusing on Latin America. Polls like this one confirm that feeling.