How the US presidential debate played overseas

Barack Obama's tough talk scared Pakistanis and the Russians. But Afghans applauded. Iranians and Iraqis shrugged.

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What debate? Iraqis shopped ahead of the end of Ramadan festivities and watched Syrian soap operas instead of the US debate.
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