Arab attitudes toward American people

MSNBC reported A new survey shows , products and culture grew increasingly negative last year, a finding that underscores the need for a change in U.S. Mideast policy, a leading expert on the region said on Thursday.

How about the MidEast making some changes itself.

James Zogby, the head of the Arab American Institute, said the annual survey of opinion in five Arab countries found that U.S. policy toward Iraq

Would this be the Sunni countries that want us to stay there because they fear Iran will take over, and they will be next?

and the Palestinian conflict were the main issues driving deteriorating Arab opinion.

The Palestinian conflict was created by the authoritarian leaders who want their citizens to see that other Arabs are in worse condition, and that that, plus the way they treat their own citizens, is all the fault of the west.

“Our policies have not only had a worsening impact in terms of attitudes towards us but also in dampening confidence in the prospects for development and political stability and are therefore, I think, a real concern to countries in the region,” Zogby said.