Word: arabize
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...that concern over their own stability that has Arab governments opposing action against Iraq, even though most of them would like to see Saddam Hussein dead. Arab officials complain that the U.S. lacks a viable plan for unseating Saddam. Six months into the Afghan campaign, Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar are still on the loose, and that inspires little confidence in U.S. promises that a war against Saddam's considerably more powerful regime would be over in a heartbeat. Arab officials fear that a protracted military campaign would spark dangerous street unrest in their own streets. They also fear...
...Cheney's effort was undermined from the outset by Washington's low credibility in the Arab world. One senior Arab diplomat called Washington's policy toward the Palestinians "confused," and dismissed the idea of attacking Iraq as "ridiculous" and "disastrous." Although Arab officials welcomed Zinni's mission as a first step, the reaction to Cheney's tour ranged from puzzlement to scorn. And there is considerable anger that the administration allowed the bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians to reach unprecedented levels before intervening, despite many months of Arab allies pleading with Washington to do something...
...Although Cheney had hoped to push the Iraq issue, his visit allowed Arab leaders an opportunity to vent their frustrations over U.S. support for Israel. And the Vice President was not helped by fact that his trip coincided with the heaviest Israeli military operations into the West Bank and Gaza since...
...Egyptians believe it was folly for Cheney to initiate discussion about Iraq at a moment when all Arab leaders are totally consumed with Israel and the Palestinians. "If you want support for a plan, pay attention to what public opinion in the area is asking for," huffs an Egyptian official. "What is the relationship between the Taliban and Iraq? If the issue is weapons of mass destruction, then everybody is aware that Iraq's capacity has been demolished while others in the area (i.e. Israel) have a capacity that nobody is talking about. If you are an Arab, the question...
...Last week's efforts by the Bush administration to press for an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire were welcomed as a first step, but Arab officials are leery of any quid-pro-quo in which the U.S. solves the Palestinian problem to Arab satisfaction, and Arab governments support an attack on Iraq. Such a deal may be possible at some time down the road, according to Arab diplomats, but not before the Israeli-Palestinian situation has changed dramatically. Indeed, just as many Israeli officials had expressed doubt over the prospects for negotiating with Arafat, so Arab officials have warned that they...