68% of Dutch consider their government "Lap Dog" of United States
{{date|May 6, 2005}}

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According to an [[w:TNS NIPO|TNS NIPO]] survey published today, a 68% majority of the Dutch agrees with the position that the [[w:Balkenende|Balkenende]] government is behaving itself as the "lap dog" ("''schoothondje''") of the United States.

The survey also stated 79% find that [[United States|US]] President [[w:George W. Bush|Bush]] overly pressures other countries to become and stay allies to the US. Over 70% agreed [[w:Europe|Europe]] should attempt to counterbalance the US, while 56% of the participants in the survey agree that Bush is a danger for world peace.

The survey was released the night before a Bush visit to the Netherlands.

==Sources==
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|title=Nederlanders vinden regering schoothondje van VS
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|date=May 6, 2005}}

  
 
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According to an TNS NIPO survey published today, a 68% majority of the Dutch agrees with the position that the Balkenende government is behaving itself as the "lap dog" ("schoothondje") of the United States.

The survey also stated 79% find that US President Bush overly pressures other countries to become and stay allies to the US. Over 70% agreed Europe should attempt to counterbalance the US, while 56% of the participants in the survey agree that Bush is a danger for world peace.

The survey was released the night before a Bush visit to the Netherlands.
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