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Middle East
TV Images Stir Anger, Shock and Warnings of Backlash
2003-04-10
As the cold reality of Baghdad's occupation by U.S. forces descended on the Arab world today, there was anger, shock and frustration, along with warnings of new battles ahead. "Please, America must hear our voices. The American media and people are in a state of euphoria right now, but they are not seeing it the way we are seeing it at all," said Diaa Rashwan, a political scientist at Cairo's Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies...
Arab political scientist seems almost an oxymoron as the term "scientist" implies the application of logic.
"...The Arab street™ is very frustrated, and to America, I repeat, I repeat, I repeat, the real war hasn't started yet. We have to be careful with such euphoria. It will only increase the feelings of anger in the Arab world. No Arabs want to welcome an occupying power..."
But no Arabs have the balls, brains or organizational abilities to get rid of their own dictators, so we have a logical problem here. The Iraqis at least tried in 1991.
"I can't believe what I am seeing. I am so depressed," said Bassem Zein, 36, owner of a cell phone shop in Beirut who was watching television at work. "It just frustrates me that they enter Baghdad without a fight. This is too much."
We care what you think. Really we do. Smell the methane?
"I hate it," said Ahmed Samir, the manager of a trading company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as he watched scenes of Iraqis shaking the hands of American soldiers in Baghdad. "It can only mean they hate Saddam more than they hate the Americans..."
And the fact that you like Sammy more than the US exemplifies just what's wrong with the region.
"...If the U.S. really wanted democracy, they would have taken out just about every Arab leader we have. This is very suspect. The U.S. just wants to protect Israel and wants the riches in the region..."
It always comes back to the Joooz. Again, no logic here.
..."If the U.S. wants to prove that we Arabs are wrong about this being an occupation for oil and the protection of Israel, it should transfer the whole file to the U.N.," said Hassan Nasaa, chairman of the political science department at Cairo University.
Because we all know just how competent the UN is.
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