U.S. shifts 'hearts and minds' fight
Instead of trying to explain America, it promotes alternatives to extremism.
By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
from the August 7, 2008 edition
an "expert" from the pro-Israel WINE has this opinion:
One argument being raised is that US policy is so toxic in the Arab and Muslim worlds that any American effort on behalf of the anti-extremist forces it favors is counterproductive. But Satloff of the Washington Institute dismisses such a "one-dimensional view of Muslims" as "dangerous paternalism."
"The 'conventional wisdom' … is that, because of the alleged unpopularity of the US in Muslim societies, any connection with the US government or even many US quasi-governmental agencies is the 'kiss of death' for local activists," Satloff writes.
It's not merely "alleged," it's a fact, as this Pew Global Attitudes 2007 poll found: "The U.S. image remains abysmal in most Muslim countries in the Middle East and Asia, ..."
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