There is a fundamental Arab mistrust of U.S. policy in the region. Whether spread by evidence or invective, wariness about American involvement in the region has intensified. The influx of Western material culture only adds fuel to the fire of the reaction against the U.S.’s firm and unabashed support of Israeli foreign policy.

However, individuals within his own administration may not agree with him. A State Department report entitled "Iraq, the Middle East and Change: No Dominoes", whose existence is denied by spokesperson Richard Boucher, but was leaked to the Los Angeles Times, was quoted as saying, "Liberal democracy would be difficult to achieve ... Electoral democracy, were it to emerge, could well be subject to exploitation by anti-American elements" and that political, economic and social problems are likely to undermine stability in the Middle East "regardless of the nature of any externally influenced or spontaneous, indigenous change." (Reuters)" In addition, the newspaper quoted an unnamed intelligence official who said that the thrust of the document is that, "this idea that you're going to transform the Middle East and fundamentally alter its trajectory is not credible."

Said, Edward. Culture and Imperialism. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

Knickmeyer, Ellen and Tomlinson, Chris. “British forces reported under heavy fire at

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