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To: KyrosL who wrote (127599)	3/28/2004 2:18:18 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) of 281500

The Iraq war has caused hate for America in the Islamic world to hit record levels. It has also caused dislike for America to hit record levels, even among the populations of our allies. That is the undisputed fact. No, polls don't back that up. Anti-American levels were extremely high before 9/11; that's why the whole Arab Middle East threw a party on 9/11. Anti-American levels are still high, but they are not moving higher and are even nudging down by some polls I've seen (I don't remember where the links are offhand). Certainly the predictions of how the Arab street was gonna explode have not come to pass. Instead, we have the intriguing signs of a new breeze blowing in Arab cities, with demonstrations against their own governments getting a new tailwind as the Arab regimes are sweating under Bush's demands that they reform. Remember, much of Arab Middle East's hatred of the US was based, not just on the Israeli/Pal 'football match' (frankly a huge diversion and excuse, much-beloved by the governing elites), but on the often justified perception that America was supporting their own despotic dysfunctional governments.

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