Americans are quite skeptical about the goal of promoting democracy. People feel it's a desirable goal, but, from a commonsense point of view, both Republicans and Democrats have come to the conclusion that democracy is something that countries can only come to on their own.

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The concern is growing. There is no question.

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Americans are broadly uneasy about the quality of our relations with the rest of the world, especially Muslim nations.

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The questions reveal widespread doubts about the country's current course. But there is no consensus on which direction to take.

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Soon the grumbling may become too loud for the Bush administration to ignore.

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The oil-dependency issue now meets all the criteria for having reached the tipping point: an overwhelming majority expresses concern about the issue, the intensity of the public's unease has reached significant levels, and the public believes the government is capable of addressing the issue far more effectively than it has until now.

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