Arab newspapers continue to express doubts about the chances of success for Jay Garner, the retired US general charged with forming an interim administration in Iraq.
What the papers widely regard as US-led "occupation" of the country also comes in for criticism, with warnings that the Iraqi people will not accept any foreign-imposed settlement.
Jay Garner did not arrive in Baghdad like all other conquerors. He was neither greeted by the Iraqi people nor offered any roses or any red carpet treatment.
Al-Watan - Oman
Will General Garner succeed in governing the Iraqi sister country, as planned by the White House? The reality is that he will not find it easy to impose himself on Iraq, which is continuing to suffer in the clutches of the US and UK forces.
Al-Bayan - UAE
The Iraqi people will never agree to be governed by a foreigner, even if he strives to rescue the country from its problems. They are certain that General Garner will serve the interests only of those who brought him to Iraq.
Al-Bayan - UAE
The US-UK occupation of Iraq was to be expected and came as no surprise to all observers who were aware of the coalition's military power. However, this military settlement means neither freedom for the Iraqi people nor 'Iraqi democracy', as the US and UK would like to call it.
Tishrin - Syria
The US administration's proclaimed aim of 'setting Iraq free', has only ended up in the occupation of a UN member country.
Al-Thawrah - Syria
Every day that goes by without the establishment of a national government in Iraq will only intensify the rejection of foreign occupation.
Al-Jazirah - Saudi Arabia
Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faysal made the Saudi stance perfectly clear during the regional conference of Iraq's neighbours. He said Iraq's will must be respected when its people choose their own government. There is no legitimacy to any military occupation.
Ukaz - Saudi
We are against the plots and objectives of US colonialism but also against despots and oppression... We are opposed to an imported democracy brought by invading tanks and imposed by hostile military force.
Al-Ahram - Egypt
When the USA was getting ready to wage war on Iraq and dismantle all its weapons of mass destruction, it raised a fine banner which read 'Freedom from Saddam Hussein's tyranny, return to democracy and human rights'. This was the alleged US aim in this war. After the fall of Saddam's regime and the coalition's seizure of Iraq, some people have started asking: Is the US administration really serious about withdrawing from Iraq or is this occupation a strategic, political and economic move by the USA?
Oman - Oman
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