Canberra, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Rejection of the US war on Iraq rates 64 percent in Australia and nearly half of the people surveyed wishes for a more independent foreign policy from the US.
An inquiry by the local paper The Australian says 73 percent of the 1,213 interviews think that backing the world anti-terror drive turns the country into a target of attacks.
The numbers show 51 percent rejection of the deployment of nationals in Afghanistan while 44 percent wishes the troops would stay till completing their mission.
The survey shows 68 percent of the Australians reject Prime Minister John Howard’s alliance with US President George W. Bush.
Australia has over 1,500 troops deployed in Iraq since the US-UK coalition began the invasion on March 2003 and has nearly 1,000 troops in Afghanistan.
The poll carried out by the US Center of Studies in Sydney University assess relations with the US. It is considered a reliable source of information and opinion on the US.
Its inquiry also shows a slide from 66 to 37 percent the Australians’ confidence in the US from 2001 to 2007 while broad sectors protest the alliance and involvement in the attack on Iraq.
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