Omar Sharif: Americans ‘don’t know anything’
"Americans don’t understand what is going on in the rest of the world,” Sharif said. “They are ignorant.”
And because he is an actor, he is qualified as a political intellect?
Appearing on the Al-Hayat television network, Sharif claimed to have spoken with President Bush even before the Iraqi invasion, warning America’s commander in chief that American forces “would drown there” and that in Arab nations, “we don’t have a democracy, and we never will.”
Sharif’s venom wasn’t reserved only for the president, however, as he also criticized Americans’ lack of geographical knowledge.
“Only 10 percent of all Americans have a passport,” he said. “In other words, 90 percent never left America. … You show them an unmarked map of Europe and ask them where France is, and they don’t know. Ask them where Italy is … . OK, Italy they know because it looks like a shoe. They don’t know anything.”
“We, the Arabs… We are not like [regular countries],” he said, explaining why he warned Bush against encouraging democracy in Iraq. “We are sects. This is how we have always been.”
Sharif’s diatribe began with a declaration that summarized his comments: “The American policy is completely wrong.”
Since when does Hollywood hand out political science degrees? Sheesh.. some actors need to be blackballed for being simple idiots
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