George W. Bush was the American President Arabs loved to hate. Even out of office, he ranked as the most disliked foreign leader in a survey of public opinion in six Middle East countries completed last month. The contrast couldn't be sharper with President Barack Obama at the outset of his trip to the Mideast in which he will address the Muslim world in Cairo, and as his popularity is surging toward rock-star proportions. Obama's problem, however, may be that the good vibes he's eliciting in Arab countries are accompanied by expectations he may struggle to meet.
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