Therefore, McCain is better for the Arabs.

You may really wish to reconsider that. Under a McCain-Palin administration, we will re-live what we went through under Bush, but in an even more extreme fashion considering Palin’s evident inexperience and record of unethical abuse of power.

I don’t want anything bad to happen to Americans, they’re not responsible for their government’s crimes just as much as we’re not responsible for ours, and I wish the current American government felt the same way about us. Many people who voted for Bush admittedly regretted it. What I want is for the rest of them to wake up and realize that they are still the “superpower” and should therefore vote for not just a government that respects their demands, but one that respects justice and human rights abroad instead of abusing them so shamelessly as the Bush administration did, and putting someone exactly the same (if not worse) in power.

Obama may not be perfect for us Arabs, and offers absolutely nothing to the Palestinian/Israeli issue (where as a politician he cannot afford to be anything but overwhelmingly pro-Israel) but he’s certainly not a person who embraces war as openly as McCain and Palin do despite their ignorance. McCain is also running a dirtier campaign, one that thrives on personal attacks and fear-mongering, something that is both dangerous and utterly tedious.

I will not be perfectly happy as an Arab, either way, but at least with Obama I can feel more safe and respected.

Murad:

It’s nice to see American students reaching out.

Indeed, thanks for listening.