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The WaPo has an article on reactions on the “Arab Street” to the liberation of Baghdad<\/a>. I found this one particularly … interesting:<\/p>\n

“No, no, no,” yelled Shaaban Mohamad, watching television at a Cairo bookstore. “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.”<\/p>\n

A bit of a mixed message, don’t you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The WaPo has an article on reactions on the “Arab Street” to the liberation of Baghdad. 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