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Originally Posted by S&Wshooter
Either way, we are already being blamed for their problems
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So what else is new? Many of our "allies" have been doing the same thing. Even under Sadat and Mubarak, when Egypt was transitioning from a Soviet client state to a de facto American/Israeli ally, the regime constantly put out anti-American and anti-Israeli propaganda. When I was taking Arabic (a few years ago now), I got to see some Egyptian and Jordanian movies which were produced by the government and had not-so-subtle anti-Western messages.
That's the way things work in the Middle East: Most Arabs hate us, so even "friendly" regimes have to make pathetic attempts to convince their people that they aren't our allies. American diplomats and civil servants have learned to shrug it off by now because they know it's not personal.