As the United States gears up for possible airstrikes inside Syria, it should remember one thing: No matter how much planning has gone into US military plans to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Arab public isn’t convinced that anything will change.
Indeed, a look at Arab social and online media reveals something quite different: The more blistering the rhetoric from Washington, the more the region’s bloggers and Facebook users burst into laughter.
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Middle East, North Africa
As the United States gears up for possible airstrikes inside Syria, it should remember one thing: No matter how much planning has gone into US military plans to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Arab public isn’t convinced that anything will change.
Indeed, a look at Arab social and online media reveals something quite different: The more blistering the rhetoric from Washington, the more the region’s bloggers and Facebook users burst into laughter.
To continue reading click here.
Follow Geneive Abdo and Stimson on Twitter
Photo credit: Joanne Morton via flickr
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