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Most surprisingly, Obama’s approval ratings are even lower than President Bush’s before he left office in 2008. They dropped from 26 percent to 12 percent in Morocco, 9 percent to 5 percent in Egypt, 16 percent to 10 percent in Jordan and 22 percent to 12 percent in the UAE (though they did improve in Saudi Arabia, and tick up slightly in Lebanon).
#1 - Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:59 PM EDTZogby? Well, that explains a lot.
Gee, the Arab countries don't like that Bin Laden was killed. Who would have guessed that?
#2 - Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:17 PM EDTOh, the retorts that I could respond with here! Let's just say that I'm not overly concerned where Arab countries rate us. If it weren't for oil, they wouldn't even have a voice in world events.
#3 - Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:30 PM EDTBut according to the poll, the Arab world doesn’t seem to be happy with any of America’s foreign policy positions. Respondents rated Obama’s policies as the least popular, when compared with other leaders, including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Not surprising, really.`
And the bin Laden killing really, really pissed off a lot of people in the Arab world.
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