In a humble attempt to add a little more to the already cogent and reasoned statements here, I will add the following.
Obama overthrew Libya and Egypt, which were relatively benign and relatively peaceful countries, which were moving toward the West and toward modernity, in favor of his BFFs in the Muslim Brotherhood.
Not only did this worry the more moderate and stable Arab governments and people in the area, in the sense that they did not know at the time if Obama would target them next, but the MB is a designated terrorist organization, which supports the Caliphate and the violent/armed overthrow of nations such as Israel, Syria, Saudi, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, and on and on and on, in favor of a harsh theocratic Islamic State.
One can only conclude that Obama supports their cause and goals, as he has supported them with American arms, money, and political support and cover. Obama is hated today in Egypt more than any other American President in history.
All the modern Arab nations are appalled and confused by Obama's love affair with the Mullahs in Iran. This is confirmed by his refusal to support or even acknowledge the popular uprising there which threatened to overthrow the theocratic regime there. As well as his refusal to support any sanctions on the regime. As well as his releasing billions upon billions in frozen assets which will be used to support their nuclear program. As well as his continual threats and condemnation to Israel, warning them not to do anything to hurt Iran or there will be sever consequences. It does not get more obvious.
Since Obama kept his drone program secret to him only, and prevented any kind of review or control process, there is no way to know who he was killing on his personal 'kill list', or why he was killing them. Was he killing terrorists as he says, or was he killing people who may become a possible threat to Iran and the Muslim brotherhood? Was he killing people who were a threat to peace and stability, or was he killing people that he just didn't like for one reason or another, or people who may be critical of his cherished, 'Muslim Spring'?
At whose direction was he selecting people? Was he killing people at the direction of the M.B. or Iran, or American intelligence? Since this was a 'rogue' program, with only him involved, as far as we know, and since everything about the program is now either buried, scrubbed, or black, there is no way we will ever know what the true purpose of his kill-list was, or if he was conducting targeted killings at the direction of foreign nations or groups.
Again, this kind of behavior is unprecedented and frightening to everyone in the area, not just terrorists. Nobody wants a wild-ass punk in charge of drones flying over their countries, killing anyone he wants on a whim with no explanation, consultation, or justification, forthcoming. I just did it, and that is it. (talk about 'cowboy diplomacy', sheesh)
These are clear and obvious facts that demonstrate that Obama does in fact support the Mullahs and their harsh and murderous theocratic government, as well their nuclear ambitions.
All of the moderate Muslims are appalled and confused by Obama's support of groups which are directly involved in radical jihad, as well as his undying support for the murderous mullahs in Iran. They are appalled because THEY, are the primary targets of both radical Islam and Iran.
Obama is hated throughout the M.E., by many counties, much more than Bush ever was. They did not like Bush, but they understood him and considered him to be a rational person. They are confused by Obama, and they do not trust anything he says or promises. His positions seem to change day to day, but ultimately always favor Muslim radical groups and Iran. Nobody, including the terrorists and Iran, understand what Obama is doing, or what he may do in the future. Of course, this lack of understanding leads directly to mistrust.
Obama is a very unpopular, untrusted, figure globally, but it is especially acute in the M.E. His 'help', his vision, of what the M.E. should be in his eyes, has led to nothing but war, violence, death, chaos, and confusion. If this was his goal, he has been wildly successful. If this was not his goal, he is a delusional incompetent fool who has brought us and continues to bring us all, to the brink of destruction.
