(Wall Street Journal) Joshua Muravchik - For two years, President Obama has labored to improve America's standing in the eyes of the Muslim world. Mr. Obama is much better liked than his predecessor, which has yielded more favorable ratings for the U.S. in general. This is worth noting because America's popularity affects public approval of terrorism. The amount of terrorism is influenced by whether terrorists are seen as heroes or villains. In a new poll from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project, the good news is that the proportion of pro-terror opinion continues to decline. The bad news is that the minority holding such views remains considerable. The writer is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
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