[John Lenin]

Arab leaders are more concerned that the ouster of Saddam will produce popular jubilation - followed by demands for political reforms at home. The claim that the Arab street is bursting at the seams with pro-Saddam sympathies is a convenient justification for increased restrictions on civil liberties.

[TigerLikesRooster]

RE #1

The farther do people live away from Saddam's Iraq, the more sympathetic were they toward him. This is an indication that the opposition to the war has nothing to do with the wishes of people of Mid-East.

[EternalVigilance]

While the 'intellectuals' (aka Leftists and Islamists) are shocked by this development, the vast majority of the wisest heads on FR knew this from the beginning.

[Paraclete]

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise.

I've been wondering why the Arab masses weren't raising holy hell in the streets. This war could yield some very surprising results.

[river rat]

The must feared "Arab Street" --
Is nothing more than a dead end dusty dirt road to destruction...
The entire middle east will experience convulsions....soon..

Semper Fi

[Cap Huff]

This is an absolutely fascinating article, perhaps the more so since it is dated by a couple of months. If anything, the evidence supporting this thesis is even stronger today.

It is merely a fantasy (but a delight to the imagination) to think about the post-Saddam Iraqi people bringing a class action suit before the International Tribunal in the Haag charging ChIraq and Schroeder with crimes against humanity for their deliberate support of S.H. and the obstruction of effective action to overthrow him. Throw Blix, El Buddyboy and Kofi into the mix and . . . well, I can dream can't I?

[Free the USA]

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