To a dwindling constituency of Arabs, his posturing continued to inspire a certain awe, mixed with sympathy for the apparent underdog.

• 拥护他的阿拉伯人越来越少，在这些人看来，萨达姆的姿态让他们仍然怀有几分敬畏，同时对其虎落平阳也是不胜唏嘘。