Two-Thirds of Americans: Obama Handling Foreign Policy No Better than Bush

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Nearly two-thirds of Americans say President Barack Obama's handling of foreign policy is either equal to or worse than that of predecessor George W. Bush, a new poll reveals.

The results of a recent Reason-Rupe poll published on Tuesday past week suggest that a majority of Americans - 64 percent - consider the current commander-in-chief's job performance with regards to international affairs to be no better than Pres. Bush, who kick-started wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq during his eight years in the White House.

According to the results of the poll, 32 percent of Americans polled said Obama's handling of foreign policy is worse than that of his predecessor, with 32 percent also saying it was "about the same."

Foreign policy aside, the Obama administration isn't winning much support among the Americans polled by Reason and Rupe. According to their questioning, 61 percent said they believe the US is heading in the "wrong direction," compared to 28 percent who say America is, "generally speaking," on the right path.
Earlier Ipsos/Reuters conducted a poll in which it indicated that 63 percent of Americans opposed intervening in Syria, up from 53 percent in a survey that ended August 30, a week after the August 21 alleged chemical attack in a Damascus suburb.

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