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[Adventurer]

Americans anxious over U.S. foreign ties By WILLIAM C. MANN, Associated Press Writer
Wed Oct 18, 3:44 AM ET

WASHINGTON - Americans are anxious and frustrated over the state of U.S. foreign relations, a survey indicates, with large majorities worried that the country's foreign policy is making the world increasingly dangerous for the United States and its people.

The poll, taken in September, included an "anxiety indicator" that calculates the level of angst in the country based on answers to five general survey questions. The indicator registered 130 on a scale of zero to 200, with zero being the most secure and 200 the most anxious.

That indicates "that apprehension and unease about the country's international position are at high levels and that the public mood may be nearing a tipping point," said veteran survey researcher Daniel Yankelovich, chairman of Public Agenda, the nonpartisan public policy institute that released the study Wednesday.

The survey identifies a "tipping point" as the point at which "attitudes have reached such a high level of concern that political leaders ignore it at their peril."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061018/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_foreign_affairs

[cwemory]

Reads like something Chomsky will reference in one of his works.... and that's a good thing.

[Ya-ta Boy]

I'm mildly annoyed that 'tipping point' has suddenly become the phrase de jour in the media. I'd like to know how you know you're at the tipping point. Isn't that something that becomes clear only after the fact?

[EFLtrainer]

Given that chaos isn't really, tipping points should be predictable within a range. So... no problem.

I do wish they'd go with bifurcation as it would lend itself much more readily to late night jokes.