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Poll: Arab countries viewing U.S. better with Obama as President

Honestly, as much as I love Obama, this was bound to happen unless we elected someone like Tancredo or Giuliani. This fits in nicely with this earlier poll from McClatchy.

PRINCETON, N.J., June 1 (UPI) -- Approval of U.S. leadership has risen in the Middle East, even though approval of U.S. direction remains low in 11 Arab countries, a poll indicated Monday.

Gallup Polls in 11 Arab countries indicated ratings are up in eight of the countries polled, including Egypt, where President Barack Obama will speak Thursday in Cairo.

Surveys conducted about two months into Obama's presidency show median approval of U.S. leadership across the 11 Arab countries surveyed at 25 percent, ranging from a low of 7 percent in the Palestinian Territories to a high of 56 percent in Mauritania.

In eight Arab countries, Gallup said its surveys reported double-digit increases in approval from the last measurements of Bush's term, when U.S. leadership approval ratings in many Arab countries were at times in the single digits.

Poll: Mideast Arabs think very highly of Obama

It's been awhile since I posted a poll, and this is a good one.

WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama prepares to journey to Egypt on June 4 to address the Muslim world, his overtures to the Middle East are paying off in positive feelings towards him from Arab peoples that far outpace the region's critical view of the United States itself, according to a new McClatchy/Ipsos Poll.

The poll of six Arab nations found that residents think that Obama will have a positive impact on the Middle East — a region marked by war, religious disputes, ethnic and sectarian violence — as well as on the United States and the rest of the world.

Obama scored highest in Jordan, where 58 percent of its citizens have a favorable opinion of him, 29 percent have an unfavorable view, 6 percent had no opinion and 7 percent didn't know.

Saudi Arabians have a 53 percent favorable opinion of Obama, followed by 52 percent in the United Arab Emirates. From there, Obama's popularity dips below 50 percent with a 47 percent favorability rating in Kuwait, 43 percent in Lebanon and 35 percent in Egypt. In none of these countries, however, was Obama's unfavorable rating higher than his favorable one.

In contrast, only 38 percent of Saudis have a favorable view of the United States, followed by 36 percent of Jordanians, 34 percent of UAE residents, 31 percent of Lebanese and 22 percent of Egyptians.

Never trust the predictions of a drunken frat boy

By GottaLaff

Once upon a time, not so long ago...

Thursday, January 10, 2008:

Bush Predicts Mideast Peace Treaty Before He Leaves White House

...there was a frat boy who liked to pretend he was the President of the United States.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008:

Israeli Prime Minister Won't Seek Reelection Olmert's decision to step down in September raises doubts about progress for U.S.-backed peace talks.

There is a happy ending. The imbecilic, drunken sham of a president will be replaced very, very soon.

The End.