Team Infidel
Forum Spin Doctor
Media: BBC News
Byline: N/A
Date: 26 October 2006
Newspapers in the Arab world doubt any good can come from any possible
rethink of US policy in Iraq, following President Bush's speech expressing
dissatisfaction with the situation in the country.
Syrian and Qatari commentators believe that Mr Bush's refusal to set a
timetable for troop withdrawal means there can be no end to the bloodshed.
One Lebanese paper predicts America is close to admitting defeat, while
there is also speculation that US troops may be withdrawn, leaving a
destroyed Iraq "to an uncertain fate".
UMAR JAFTLI IN SYRIA'S TISHRIN
It is a feast soaked with Arab blood. In Iraq dozens die every day because
of the US occupation and its policy of divide and rule. There is no hope of
achieving an end to these tragic incidents or an end to the occupation,
because President Bush insists on saying that the presence of US forces in
Iraq is necessary to spread democracy, for the future of Iraq and to protect
the US from terrorists.
HASAN THABIT IN QATAR'S AL-WATAN
President Bush has caused the death of large numbers of Iraqis, more than
those killed by the regime of Saddam Hussein. Nevertheless, the US president
is still defending the invasion of Iraq claiming that this is driving Iraq
towards a democratic regime, which will be a centre for enlightenment for
the entire Arab region. This is completely untrue, if we take into
consideration the sectarian and ethnic fighting we see in this Arab country.
PAN-ARAB AL-QUDS AL-ARABI
It seems that President Bush's patience is wearing thin. [Prime Minister]
Nouri Maliki's days in Iraq are numbered... What is clear is that the US
Administration is now convinced that there is no point in continuing to
support Maliki's government because it has failed to commit to the pledges
it made to ensure security, disband the sectarian militia and achieve
national reconciliation between the different sects and groups in Iraq...
The honeymoon for the ruling coalition in Iraq and the US administration is
nearly over.
EGYPT'S AL-JUMHURIYAH
The US administration has ignored the sincere successive warnings against
undertaking the invasion of Iraq and opening a battle zone in the Middle
East... Anyone watching what is happening in Iraq now will realise that the
warnings from Egypt and others were right, as Baghdad and all Iraq's cities
have turned into a swamp, which the US administration has admitted is
similar to Vietnam.
LEBANON'S AL-SAFIR
When President Bush admits that the situation in Iraq has become similar to
that of Vietnam, you should believe him and believe that he is very near to
admitting defeat.
PAN-ARAB AL-ARAB AL-ALAMIYAH
A change in US policy is possible. Its logical aim would be to save the
US... and leave the Iraqis to an uncertain fate now the US and British
occupation has destroyed Iraq and divided it into factions.
BBC Monitoring selects and translates news from radio, television, press,
news agencies and the internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages.
It is based in Caversham, UK, and has several bureaux abroad.
Byline: N/A
Date: 26 October 2006
Newspapers in the Arab world doubt any good can come from any possible
rethink of US policy in Iraq, following President Bush's speech expressing
dissatisfaction with the situation in the country.
Syrian and Qatari commentators believe that Mr Bush's refusal to set a
timetable for troop withdrawal means there can be no end to the bloodshed.
One Lebanese paper predicts America is close to admitting defeat, while
there is also speculation that US troops may be withdrawn, leaving a
destroyed Iraq "to an uncertain fate".
UMAR JAFTLI IN SYRIA'S TISHRIN
It is a feast soaked with Arab blood. In Iraq dozens die every day because
of the US occupation and its policy of divide and rule. There is no hope of
achieving an end to these tragic incidents or an end to the occupation,
because President Bush insists on saying that the presence of US forces in
Iraq is necessary to spread democracy, for the future of Iraq and to protect
the US from terrorists.
HASAN THABIT IN QATAR'S AL-WATAN
President Bush has caused the death of large numbers of Iraqis, more than
those killed by the regime of Saddam Hussein. Nevertheless, the US president
is still defending the invasion of Iraq claiming that this is driving Iraq
towards a democratic regime, which will be a centre for enlightenment for
the entire Arab region. This is completely untrue, if we take into
consideration the sectarian and ethnic fighting we see in this Arab country.
PAN-ARAB AL-QUDS AL-ARABI
It seems that President Bush's patience is wearing thin. [Prime Minister]
Nouri Maliki's days in Iraq are numbered... What is clear is that the US
Administration is now convinced that there is no point in continuing to
support Maliki's government because it has failed to commit to the pledges
it made to ensure security, disband the sectarian militia and achieve
national reconciliation between the different sects and groups in Iraq...
The honeymoon for the ruling coalition in Iraq and the US administration is
nearly over.
EGYPT'S AL-JUMHURIYAH
The US administration has ignored the sincere successive warnings against
undertaking the invasion of Iraq and opening a battle zone in the Middle
East... Anyone watching what is happening in Iraq now will realise that the
warnings from Egypt and others were right, as Baghdad and all Iraq's cities
have turned into a swamp, which the US administration has admitted is
similar to Vietnam.
LEBANON'S AL-SAFIR
When President Bush admits that the situation in Iraq has become similar to
that of Vietnam, you should believe him and believe that he is very near to
admitting defeat.
PAN-ARAB AL-ARAB AL-ALAMIYAH
A change in US policy is possible. Its logical aim would be to save the
US... and leave the Iraqis to an uncertain fate now the US and British
occupation has destroyed Iraq and divided it into factions.
BBC Monitoring selects and translates news from radio, television, press,
news agencies and the internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages.
It is based in Caversham, UK, and has several bureaux abroad.