How Egyptians feel about America

• Here is a lecture given by Dr. Iman Hamdy. I edited down to a couple of minutes, but it gives you an understanding of how Egyptians differentiate between our current administration and the American people. This is the best representation of the attitudes of people in this region and Muslims in general about the war in Iraq.
  
  Watch the whole video, it's worth your time. I also understand that the audio is a little low. You can hear all of her words with headphones.
  
  A couple of facts about how we are tied to Egypt economically:
  
  - The U.S. has 5 Billion Dollars in investments in Egypt
  - 40% of Egyptian textiles are sold in America
  - The United States is the leading trade partner with Egypt
  
  So our armed guards and police escorts aren't much of a surprise when put into the context of these economic numbers.