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Originally posted by onetime2
The big hiccup in all this is those who would lose power if such a road map were put in place. Just as we're seeing in Iraq they will take up armed resistance with no concern about killing their own countrymen/women/children. It would take a tremendous commitment from the US and the political/social polarization taking place in our country right now over the costs of our entry into Iraq (in $, human life, and interruption of civilian lives) make it unlikely that we could garner enough public support to get the ball rolling. That could change if substantial success is seen in Iraq but it's far too early to tell which way it will go.
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The only way I see reform happening is for The West (led by the U.S.) to support moderate Muslims so that they may take control away from the fundamental fanatics.
The fanatics are a small minority compared to the moderates who just want to go about living their own lives (sounds familiar, doesn't it?).