The problem isn't "Arab," it's "Muslim". Islam as a political ideology will never produce a free country. The Muslim-majority countries that have been even a little bit free have all been secular; they're free in spite of Islam, not because of it.
I read the use of the word ‘arab’ as a pseudonym for ‘muslim’. The author almost paints himself secular, but states he never heard a ‘call to prayer’ until 1990. That’s a curious statement, given his apparent anger at the ‘witch hunt’ against the Sunnis running the country.
The article was intended to deflect blame from the Puppet for the Iraq situation (obviously, though much of what’s written in that respect is accurate). I find the author inconsistent and, frankly, dishonest about himself. Whether it was ‘on edit’ or not, he can’t even bring himself to criticize Islam (I believe the article was, in fact, heavily edited).
Regardless, his birth country is disintegrating, he’s here (not at home fighting) whining about it in a liberal rag and being used to support the Rats. He never identifies why he really left Iraq. I find him truly pathetic.