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Article: Stars (and Stripes) in Their Eyes; Most of the Middle East hates America, but Iranians see a more appealing image. It's their own president they can't stand.
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- June 1, 2008
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On a recent afternoon, while riding a rickety bus down Vali Asr
Avenue, Tehran's main thoroughfare, I overheard two women discussing
the grim state of Iranian politics. One of them had reached a rather
desperate conclusion. "Let the Americans come," she said loudly.
"Let them sort things out for us once and for all." Everyone in the
women's section of the bus absorbed this casually, and her friend
nodded in assent.
Although their leaders still call America the "Great Satan,"
ordinary Iranians' affection for the United States seems to be
thriving these days, at least in the bustling capital. This
rekindled regard is evident in people's conversations, their
insatiable demand for U.S. products ...
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