US fence straddling fuels anti-Americanism in Syria and Bahrain

Bahrainis protest US support for Khalifa regime. (File Photo)inShare5By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYAUS reluctance to wholeheartedly call for the departure of autocratic leaders across the Middle East and North Africa is fuelling a revival of anti-American sentiment.

Rising anger in countries like Bahrain, where significant US military and geo-political inte…