Obama More Popular Than United States Among Arabs

Surprise, surprise....in a recent survey in a number of Arab countries, Barack Obama's favorable ratings amongst the people far exceeded the favorable ratings given to the United States as a whole. Hmmm....I wonder why? Well, I'll get to that in a little bit but first, here's some of the details of the survey results from the article at Reuters:

Ipsos said its poll, conducted in March, involved 7,000 adults in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan.
Of those surveyed, 33 percent had a favorable view of the United States, 43 percent had a negative view, 14 percent were neutral and 10 percent said they did not know, Ipsos said.
In contrast, Obama received favorable ratings averaging 48 percent in the region as a whole. Approval ran as high as 58 percent in Jordan and was lowest among Egyptians, who gave Obama favorable ratings of 35 percent, Ipsos said.
Only 22 percent of Egyptians expressed a favorable view of the United States, the lowest of the six countries surveyed.

Regionwide, only one in 10 residents thought Obama would have a negative effect on their country, the poll showed.
The gulf between Obama's popularity and that of the United States indicated "there is an opportunity for the president to literally 'bridge the gap' where his reposit goodwill lifts the goodwill toward America," Ipsos said in statement.

So there we have it - we have a President who is actually POPULAR in Arab countries! Okay, back to that question of why. Well let's see...after his election, the very first interview that the new President, Barack Obama, gave to the news media was to an Arab news media outlet - that sent a pretty strong signal to the Arabs. Then we had the holiday video message that Obama sent to the Iranian people and its leaders. Lemme see, there must be more. Oh yeah! How about the infamous "bow" that President Obama made for the King of Saudi Arabia? Surely that got some real favorable polling numbers in a number of Arab countries. Oh, and then Obama went to Turkey, a muslim country, and made a speech where he said that America is no longer a Christian country - what a relief to millions and millions of Arabs to now find out that they have a much better chance of seeing America's submission to islam with this new President at the helm.

And then, there is that name. Barack Hussein Obama. Compare that to George Walker Bush. If you are a muslim peddlar on the streets of Amman, Jordan and someone asks you who you like better.....George Walker Bush or Barack Hussein Obama...who would YOU say?

Let's face it, Barack Obama has spent more time and energy on kissing up to the islamists in this world than any other group. Positioning America into an apologetic mode to the muslims of the world has been one of the key points of Obama's foreign policy and apparently, looking at these poll results, it is paying off for him. The big question is...is it paying off for you and me?

Obama more popular than U.S. among Arabs: survey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's popularity in leading Arab countries far outstrips that of the United States, suggesting he could be able to boost goodwill in the region toward his country, a survey showed on Sunday.
Obama, set to give a major speech to the Muslim world in Egypt next month, "currently enjoys widespread optimism among citizens of that region that he will have a positive effect on their own country, the Middle East, the United States and indeed the world," the polling outfit Ipsos said.
Ipsos said its poll, conducted in March, involved 7,000 adults in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan.
Of those surveyed, 33 percent had a favorable view of the United States, 43 percent had a negative view, 14 percent were neutral and 10 percent said they did not know, Ipsos said.
In contrast, Obama received favorable ratings averaging 48 percent in the region as a whole. Approval ran as high as 58 percent in Jordan and was lowest among Egyptians, who gave Obama favorable ratings of 35 percent, Ipsos said.
Only 22 percent of Egyptians expressed a favorable view of the United States, the lowest of the six countries surveyed.
Regionwide, only one in 10 residents thought Obama would have a negative effect on their country, the poll showed.
The gulf between Obama's popularity and that of the United States indicated "there is an opportunity for the president to literally 'bridge the gap' where his reposit goodwill lifts the goodwill toward America," Ipsos said in statement.
The White House announced on Friday that Obama would deliver a much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world in Egypt on June 4, seeking to repair ties that were damaged under his predecessor George W. Bush.
Many Arab and Muslim nations were angered by the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Bush's initial reluctance to pursue Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Ipsos said the survey had a margin of error ranging from 2.6 to 3 percentage points depending on the country.