Posted on 12/03/2005 9:49:31 AM PST by Milhous
University of Maryland scholar Shibley Telhami, who conducted the survey with the polling firm Zogby International, said the 2003 war in Iraq and its aftermath have become "the prism through which Arabs look at the United States and the world."
Nearly four out of five of Arabs polled said the war in Iraq had brought more terrorism to the region, and a similar margin said the war had left Iraqis worse off than they had been under Saddam Hussein.
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Mr. Telhami said the poll found that France has seen its popularity and influence soar in the region because of its outspoken opposition in 2003 to going to war in Iraq.
Some 21 percent said they would prefer that France be the globe's dominant power, compared with just 6 percent who chose the United States.
Israel (70 percent) and the United States (63 percent) were named as the two countries that "pose the biggest threat to you."
French President Jacques Chirac received the most votes in a question of which foreign leader was most admired in the Arab world, while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Bush were named the two most disliked foreign leaders.
The survey was concluded, however, just before a wave of riots swept France, pitting police against largely Muslim youths in a number of poor, isolated immigrant enclaves.
The poll also found little popular support for the extreme Islamist vision promoted by Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. But 36 percent of the respondents said they "sympathized" with al Qaeda for confronting the United States in the region.
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We will give you France. No compensation required.
That's great! Move to France.
Yep, let's hope they continue to hold this view...
They must know that there are millions of gun owners in America who would defend their cars from the "youths".
Great, go to France. Won't hurt my feelings at all.
Cowards attract cowards.
Based on my personal experience with young Arabs, I have worked with many who were US educated and never met one who was French educated.
Among the leaders of business I would say the poll is garbage
What do you expect from Euroabians?
cowards attract conquerers
I can go with that too.
Lord, please let all the wandering arabs go to France and NOT come to the USA. Amen.
Positive unintended consequence of the war on terror. Now if the immigration figures would just confirm the silly poll...
Looking forward to the day when the United States overtakes Israel. As long as the A-rabs can have their way with France they (the frogs) will remain first in the hearts of radical Islamics (let's tell the truth, that's 95% of them).
Who cares???????????????????
Illegals from these Islamic hellholes still pour into the USA. Hey, go to France!! GTF out of my country!
Yes, it is easier and cheaper to bomb one target instead of two...
I wonder what result you'd get if you limited the survey to those Arabs living in Iraq? Given French treachery in trying to keep Saddam in power, not to mention supplying a share of the munitions that are currently being used against Iraqi civilians, I'm guessing that France is a lot less popular in Iraq than elsewhere in the Middle East.
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