Thanks for the opening...
My position in direct response to the thread starter is that I read this statement as pivotal:
"Don't get me wrong- pure Islamic law according to the Quran and the Prophet gives women certain unalterable, nonnegotiable rights. The problem arises when certain clerics decide to do their own interpretations of these laws ..."
Power hungry and maniacal clerics are the types of bully that a Constitution and a reformed secular law can disempower. I see the situation in Afghanistan, for example, as much improved over Taliban rule. I have a reasonable expectation the same will hold true in Iraq.
I would also state that the effort to remove the Hussein regime was essentially a global security matter. "Liberating" the Iraqi people is a side effect, of which - as I stated - I have a reasonable expectation.
Rather than state a clear prediction of the future, I prefer to speak in terms of reasonable expectations.
Thanks.
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