Saudi Public Leery of Bush.... polls lower than bin Laden and Iran's president

[RedEarth]

Source: AP

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's warm official welcome for President Bush, the scion of a family with close ties to the kingdom's ruling family, masks his deep unpopularity among ordinary Saudis.

A recent poll found only 12 percent here view Bush positively - lower than Iran's president or even al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden - and more think warmly toward Iran than America.

Among the reasons are the chaos in Iraq that followed the U.S.-led invasion and the widespread Arab feeling that the United States is biased in favor of Israel and not serious in seeking Mideast peace. A recent editorial said everything the president touches "turns to dust and ashes."



Read more: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080114/D8U5QO1G0.html

[aquart]

1. LOL!

[Hulk]

2. Gosh, the Saudi people aren't quite as stupid as the Americans.

...but then again, maybe they have a free press and don't get bombarded with pravda all day long.

[Drum]

3. True...pravda and pablum makes a poor diet.

:(

[Doctor_J]

4. Holy shit. That leaves only Israel where he can go without a fortress

they feel "he's not series in seeking ME peace". Really? Don't you read William Kristol