Arab Anger Over Bush's Failure to Apologize

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- U.S. President George W. Bush said on Arabic TV he was "appalled" at abuses by U.S. prison guards in Iraq but ordinary Arabs have reacted with widespread anger after he failed to make a personal apology.

But Bush's comments failed to quell the furor of the prisoner abuse scandal, with many Arabs critical the president stopped short of apologizing.

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Lawyer Souraya Machnouk said Bush's comments were unlikely to have an impact on hearts and minds in the Middle East.

"He can't pretty much do anything. It's a disaster for him and his polices in the Arab world and in Iraq, what happened in Iraq is contradicting to what he was preaching. I wouldn't want to be in his shoes," she told CNN.