Arab World Remains Hostile, Fearful Toward US

Altho the Numbers have dropped since the last years Research, they are still speaking for themselves. Big Majorities do not agree with US presence in the Middle East and agree, that they Increase War not Peace.

Most of them think, that the United States are there to Protect Oil Reserves, Isreal, to Dominate the Region, to Weaken the Islamic World - only few answered with the Reasons that are mentioned in the west Corporate Media (WMD's, Peace & Stability, Human Rights, Democracy).

In words of Doctor Telhami:

"Iraq has become the new prism of pain through which Arabs are looking at the U.S. and the world," he said, noting that 80 percent of respondents said they based their views on U.S. "policies", rather than U.S. or western "values" or way of life.

Mod Edit: Reduced High Word Count In News Quote.

[edit on 7/12/2005 by Mirthful Me]

Is there any surprise to this?
The Arab World has been hostile and untrustful of the US for decades.
This article only shows that such hostility has not changed.
Question though:
Is the Arab World hostilities aimed at the US, in general, or is it attributed to the US government and its Arab World foreign policies, or is it simply the Western Americanized way of life influencing their section of the world?






seekerof

Originally posted by Seekerof
Is there any surprise to this?
The Arab World has been hostile and untrustful of the US for decades.
This article only shows that such hostility has not changed.

Exactly.
So - what has the West done for Peace in the Middle East?
If you do not count the Oil Rich Countries, which are either:

a.) "Liberated"
b.) Long time Business Partners with the West

Other Middle Easter counries, that are not so "Lucky" ca go screw themselves along with their Problems.

Question though:
Is the Arab World hostilities aimed at the US, in general, or is it attributed to the US government and its Arab World foreign policies, or is it simply the Western Americanized way of life influencing their section of the world?

I think that Arab Hostilites towards the West are not Aimed just at US. When you go, let's say to Egypt, you will be looked at like a Western Guy and therefore you will be treated as such. They do not care if you are German, Italian, English or American. In their eyes that is all the Same, as it is the "Civilized West", which has influenced the Middle East for centuries Long.

BUT - the Supowerpower of the West is the United States, which all others Follow. And everybody in the Middle East knows how the US supports Isreal and that the US is currently in Iraq. Meaning that the Anger and Hatred, is therefore mirrorer upon every Western Country that has adopted the "American way of Life" and is contributing their little stone into the War on Terrorism conglomerate. Even our small and insignificant country of 2 Million people has troops in Afganistan, meaning that some guy somewhere in Afganistan KNOWS that even Slovenia is INVADING his Country - even if its a small detachment of Military Police. In his eyes that does not matter. He is a soldier form the West, driving around in Humvees and armed like the US soldiers.

seekerof

Taliban.

Maybe the Muslim world as hostile to us two centuries before. And we are hostile to them for capturing our sailors and forcing us to pay ransom. Guess both sides never forgot the past.