November 01, 2004

Middle East awaits U.S. election result with low expectations

CAIRO: The Arab world, rife with anti-U.S. sentiment, has low expectations of the U.S. presidential election even though it could shape the future of Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"Two sides of the same coin" is a common reaction, reflecting widespread disillusionment in the region, when comparing U.S. President George W. Bush with his Democratic rival John Kerry.

But the latter often comes out on top in local straw polls.

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