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To: Ilaine who wrote (99979)	6/3/2003 12:12:55 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

These are rather devastating numbers. No wonder Bush is trying hard for Israeli Palestinian peace. The numbers in traditional allies like Turkey and Morocco are particularly surprising.

To: Ilaine who wrote (99979)	6/3/2003 3:07:50 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<The most extreme shift was seen in Indonesia, where 61 percent had a favorable opinion last summer but now only 15 percent do.> There is a vast shift here, several hundred million people, living on the battleground, people who used to be on the sidelines of this war, and who now are solidly against us. <In eight of the nine Muslim populations surveyed, at least 50 percent believe Western-style democracy can work in their countries.> So, perhaps we should start promoting democracy, and stop promoting military dictatorships run by foreign armies of occupation.