Poll: Mideast Arabs think very highly of Obama

[ddaydetroit]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20...latchy/3230489
sounds like a great strategy if everyone dislikes Us you'll never win the war on terrorism. I like the Idea winning the hearts and minds of the people middle east something George Bush was totally clueless on.
ccbatson I can imagine your spin on this.

[Mikeg]

sounds like a great strategy if everyone dislikes Us you'll never win the war on terrorism. I like the Idea winning the hearts and minds of the people middle east something George Bush was totally clueless on.

Speaking of clueless, the article makes it very clear that this poll only speaks to his popularity as a person. The article also makes it clear that Obama's "overtures to the Middle East" have not had a similar impact on improving their views of the United States of America:

......his overtures to the Middle East are paying off in positive feelings towards him from Arab peoples that far outpace the region's critical view of the United States itself......

Winning the hearts and minds of the people on the Arab street will not translate into a change of policies by their undemocratically selected leaders.

[firstandten]

Point is you have to start somewhere. Our current way of dealing with the mideast is not getting us anywhere. The days of dicatating our way of life to them is over. We may never get to the point where they love us we just don't want to give them reasons to hate us so much that they will plot against us over and over again.

[gibran]

Any hatred towards the US is based inpart on policies and threats to perceived ways of life..wipped up by Governments and Regional Bias...The Arab street at one time saw America as a Model and as a balance between Colonial rule...by reaching out to Arabs we can regain our standing if we work with all parties over there and find peaceful solutions to age old conflicts...this is a good move for everyone of the middle-east...every one

[gibran]

clarifcation: Arab Governments ...

[Detroitej72]

Unfortunately the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is not feeling all too happy with Pres. Obama. They released a statement Saturday that Obama is continuing the Zionist's strategy and the failed policies of Bush against the Muslim world.

[gibran]

Muslim Brotherhod has been around since th e1920's and has followed a radical conservative agenda, and if not for corruption and poverty in Egypt they would loose their targeted audiance..but really no different that the extremist in any country..including the radical nationalists in Israel...these groups are true barriers to a peaceful exchange in the region..which so many desperately desire...
if one were to be honest and realistic..you would see the resemblence in many [[ not all ) of these extreme conservative moments and their lack of tolerance and respect for anyone that does not lock step support their views...extremists in all areas have a tendency to capture the visual imagery of the culture..but are often a result of fear politics and poverty...