Arab nations deeply suspicious of US motives -poll

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02305592.htm

Arab nations deeply suspicious of US motives -poll

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Arab nations are acutely suspicious of the Bush administration's "democracy" agenda in the Middle East and believe the U.S. invasion of Iraq has made the region less secure, said a poll released on Friday.

The poll, conducted in six Arab countries in October, found 78 percent of respondents thought there was more terrorism because of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, with four out of five saying the war had brought less peace to the region.

Asked which countries posed the biggest threat to their nations, a majority chose Israel and the United States.

"The one fascinating outcome of this study is that the respondents view the United States and its policies through the prism of Iraq and Israel," said Professor Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland, who conducted the poll with Zogby International in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

What about Karen Hughes, "Arabs Unite" mission?

[meganmonkey]

1. Imagine that - War makes things LESS PEACEFUL??

Who woulda thunk it?!

Apparently not the sheeple, who believed the Orwellian BS being spewed by the admin. War Is Peace.

:(

[Maggie_May]

2. Wonder why we are hated

We caused so much instability in the middle east. This administration is so far over their heads. The problem now is can we get out of this mess. Not only have we cause instability in the middle east we have lost our integrity. Its going to hard to pick a new prez in 2008 because of the mess thats going to left.

[The Stranger]

3. "Arab Nations" suspicious? Try the "American Nation" is suspicious.

Why is it that when wrongdoing is done against Arabs/Muslims, it is always couched in terms of "hearts and minds" and "how it looks."

Wrong is wrong. They know that. We know that. But the MSM won't say it like that.

[Benbow]

4. Not just Arab nations n/t

[Moderator]

5. kick

[Aimah]

6. Arab nations deeply suspicious of US motives: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arab nations are acutely suspicious of the Bush administration's "democracy" agenda in the Middle East and believe the U.S. invasion of Iraq has made the region less secure, said a poll released on Friday.

The poll, conducted in six Arab countries in October, found 78 percent of respondents thought there was more terrorism because of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, with four out of five saying the war had brought less peace to the region.

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Asked which countries posed the biggest threat to their nations, a majority chose Israel and the United States.

"The one fascinating outcome of this study is that the respondents view the United States and its policies through the prism of Iraq and Israel," said Professor Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland, who conducted the poll with Zogby International in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051202/wl_nm/mideast_usa_poll_dc

[MisterP]

7. what, they don't like apartheid, crusades, and wars against them?

why can't they admit that our god is bigger than theirs?! Crazy people with lower albedo, our White Man's Burden cannot be stopped! The Rebel Alliance will be crushed!

[Aimah]

12. I see the good of Democracy but...

There's something about the threats and force feedings that bothers me. I don't think it makes the people want Democracy. It becomes a situation where your own loyalty and patriotism for your country takes over. The Big Bad US wants to change your way of life. Ignoring the problems that Middle Easterners tell you they are worried about doesn't help. Democracy just isn't the top issue on their list right now.

[primavera]

14. It discredits democracy

Authoritarian regimes throughout the region bolster their own legitimacy by pointing out the discrepancies between what the US preaches and what it actually practices and holding up those discrepancies as evidence of how hollow and empty democracy's promises are. Great way to promote democracy.

[Erika]

8. Israel had more U.N. violations than did Iraq

But W and his supporters still use the U.N. violations as a reason for us to attack and invade Iraq.

[fbahrami]

9. Oh really? ;-)

Why would that be? ;-)

Read Edward Said's "Orientalism" to find out.

[Spinzonner]

10. Sheesh, you invade one lousy country

and kill a few tens-of-thousans of people and suddenly you get a reputation.

:sarcasm:

[Warren Stupidity]

11. Now there is a shocking headline.

Why I thought they would just be enthralled with our benevolence.

[bullimiami]

13. go figure.

[Robeson]

15. Hey, I am too! And I'm not Arab.

[Porcupine]

16. 'Kick their ass and take their gas" bumperstickers on Humvees

can't be helping. I'm also sure they appreciated Man Coulters "force them to convert to christians at gunpoint" statemets. Or the shooting of arab reporters.

We could go on all night.

[Wordie]

17. By our actions, we fullfilled their worst fears of us, so I hardly am

surprised to hear this. Thanks for posting it.

[BikeWriter]

18. Why, the ungrateful heathens!

:sarcasm:

[Behind the Aegis]

19. my favorite part of the article...

"France, which opposed the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, was also seen as the country where people had the most freedom and its President Jacques Chirac, was the leader most admired by respondents. Others included, by late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein."

:eyes: