When New York Times read Arab public opinion

"More than a decade of public opinion polls have shown that, except for the hope that America might goad Israel toward recognizing a Palestinian state, overwhelming majorities of the populations in every Arab country would prefer a more restrained American foreign policy like Mr. Obama’s. For many, Mr. Romney’s assertion in an address that “there is a longing for American leadership in the Middle East” is not just false but a laugh line."  Yes, Arab public opinion expresses more restraint if not outright retreat of the US from the region, but they hardly call Obama's policies "restraint".