The autocracies of the Arab world have been as economically destructive as they've been politically repressive.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The idea that Arabia is best run by Arabs is no more palatable to Western leaders today than it was to Napoleon or Churchill.
In many... cases, of course, the Arab Spring has brought about instability rather than greater stability. And rather than bringing about government that is more representative and more responsive to the people, you're seeing, frankly, the opposite, or you're seeing all-out war.
Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.
The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
The anchors of the Arab consensus have long been Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and both are now weakened forces in Arab politics and diplomacy.
The Arab monarchies, especially Jordan and Morocco, are more legitimate than the false republics, with their stolen elections, regime-dominated courts and rubber-stamp parliaments.
The U.S. and its allies will do anything they can to prevent authentic democracy in the Arab world.
For decades, the Arab states have seemed exceptions to the laws of politics and human nature. While liberty expanded in many parts of the globe, these nations were left behind, their 'freedom deficit' signaling the political underdevelopment that accompanied many other economic and social maladies.
Israel is shutting out the Arab world and shutting itself in.
You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.
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