It is common knowledge that in the arab world, Israel always comes out on top as being the most scorned nation and their leaders in particular. Prime Ministers have always ranked number one on the list of most hated people outside their own countries. In recent years Bush has surged to the #2 spot, but the decider never wants to be outdone. This year he got his wish.
From Rawstory:
According to the poll's author, Shibley Telhami, past results have always placed the Prime Minister of Israel as the most disliked among Arabs. "In the past few years, the President of the United States has become number two. In the most recent survey, the striking thing is for the very first time in the Arab world the most disliked person is the President of the United States of America, and superceded the combined numbers for both the Prime Minister of Israel and his hated predecessor Ariel Sharon, who's in a coma," said Telhami.
Now that takes skill. To be hated more than Olmert and Sharon combined requires the tenacity of a strong man, a decider, a man that knows what he wants. Who cares if his goal is the destruction of the planet, he is strong and resolute. If I were behind him, I would walk besides him....until of course, he went over the cliff. At that point I would just watch the descent. Oh wait, thats what I am doing now with the rest of the country.
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