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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (67375)	1/23/2003 11:58:53 AM
From: chomolungma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Yes, the Islamic view of the west is not good but that doesn't stop them from wanting the exact same things the west does - a job, a nice place to live, health care, education for their children. The majority of Islam doesn't want to live under the fear of the morals police. They want freedoms. Bin Laden has exposed the radical movement for the dead-end which it is. Even the Saudis now recognize this and are turning away from it. What you have seen lately is the turning point brought about by an extreme. From this point radical Islam is now on the decline. If the U.S. can help provide opportunity to those living in Iraq or Palestine or Afghanistan, then this great pool of terrorists will be more concerned with bettering their lives. Read the survey on Iran in this weeks economist. Clearly, the path has changed. economist.com

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (67375)	1/23/2003 12:02:53 PM
From: Sam Citron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

The scariest thing I see is that we have lost the HeartsAndMinds contest in the Islamic world. I disagree. I could not have expected this administration to win the "HeartsandMind" Contest in the Islamic world. What worries me is how our reputation has slipped amongst our traditional European allies. According to a recent poll conducted by the Pew Charitable Trust, What the World Thinks in 2002 - How Global Publics View: Their Lives, Their Countries, The World, America people-press.org, 44% of Brits, 75% of French, 54% of Germans and 76% of Russians believe that American use of force in Iraq is explained by US desire to control Iraqi oil. In the US image abroad poll, from 1999 to 2002, the percentage of people who said they take a favorable view of the US declined by the following percentage points: Germany 17, Britain 8, Italy 6, Turkey 22, Poland 7, etc. Furthermore, the spread of U.S. ideas and customs is disliked by majorities in almost every country included in this survey. This sentiment is prevalent in friendly nations such as Canada (54%) and Britain (50%), and even more so in countries where America is broadly disliked, such as Argentina (73%) and Pakistan (81%).