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If you listen to BBC radio you'd think that the primary response of the Arab world to this day is embarrasment that the Iraqi army was crushed so quickly. They just likened it to the defeat of Arab forces by Israel during the 6 day war. One quoted Egyptian said something along the lines of "I'm embarrased to be Arab".
Could this really be the primary concern of the "Arab on the street"? It seems highly unlikely to me. Based on some intereviews they did it seems that Iraqi's who have access to a phone are overwhelmingly positive (most of them seem to be outside Iraq, hence likely dissenters), elsewhere there's a fair amount of ambivilance (which is pretty much what I feel).
Overall it seems that most Arabs are glad Saddam is gone, but they don't like it one bit that the US led the army that did the job. Almost like they're being contrary simply out of fear of how much power the US and England have demonstrated over the last couple weeks (and the fact that it was demonstrated on their "turf").
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