Arabs unimpressed by Iraq power transfer:

"The transfer of authority to an Iraqi government has failed to impress Arab analysts, who predict violence against U.S. troops will continue and Arab governments will withhold full diplomatic recognition.

An Arab diplomat said most Arab states would welcome the change as a good step forward but maintain their 'wait and see' attitude until Iraqis choose a new government through elections.

'The Iraqi people are not easily duped. As long as the Iraqi people see foreign tanks in the streets, I don't think things will change,' said Hassan Nafaa, chairman of the political science department at Cairo University."