Moderate Arabs snub Bush

Moderate Arab leaders in Tunis last week issued a statement which greatly frustrated US diplomatic efforts in the Middle East. Whereas President Bush expected that motions would be passed condemning Iraqi terrorism and expressing support for the elections in Palestine and Iraq, a resolution said:

"Arab interior ministers condemned all terrorist acts in Iraq targeting Iraqi security agents and the Iraqi police, as well as businesses and public, economic, humanitarian and religious institutions."

There is a glaring absense of condemnation of terrorist acts directed at US troops or US interests and this has infuriated the Bush administration.

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As our coalition dwindles and violence in Iraq escalates, this lack of support from our Arab allies greatly disturbs me, for it illustrates how badly the Bush administration is performing. At a time when our troops are losing control of battlefield security the Bush administration is losing the political support of Iraq's neighbors.

How is that good?