Hmm, and I thought that

Hmm, and I thought that the Arab Street was supposed to increasingly turn on us as we approached war . Rather, according to this story, "Saddam's popularity among Arab masses may be waning"

Saddam once was applauded as a hero who stood up to the United States when no other Arab leader would. Today, Arabs increasingly portray him as a reckless despot who is not doing enough to save his people or his neighbors from a conflagration, and who has taken the region to war twice before.

As Mickey Kaus points out this may be some evidence to support the "Strong Horse Theory" (a theory that I subscribe to, by the way).

Posted by Steven Taylor at March 7, 2025 07:37 PM | TrackBack