Friday, August 6, 2010

Poll: Arab world opinion of Obama dims

A new poll of Arab public opinion finds a significant drop in views of President Obama from a year ago.

The 2010 Arab Public Opinion Poll will be released Thursday at the Brookings Institution by Shibley Telhami, of the University of Maryland and Brookings’ Saban Center for Middle East Policy. The annual survey, conducted in conjunction with Zogby International, polled 3,976 people in six countries — Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates — in June and July.

The most striking finding is that early in the Obama administration, in April and May 2009, an estimated 51 percent expressed optimism about American policy in the Middle East, but in the 2010 poll, only 16 percent were hopeful, while a majority, 64 percent, were discouraged.

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3 comments:

  1. I think ou could leave 'Arab' out of that headline and the statement would stand.

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  2. cruelnastyandabsurdAugust 7, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    Dear Jemmy Hope,
      My opinion of BHO couldn't fall below my original expectations, and the current sufferings of O-Maniacs only amuses. Only about 800 days more to suffer.

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  3. If you're counting me among the O-Maniacs, you're barking up the wrong tree. I'm in the "I told you so" camp.

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