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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (172258)10/10/2005 9:51:24 AM
From: Keith Feral  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Honestly, I don't see the views of the fundamentalists being that different from the moderates. Islam it committed to the unity of Church and State so that the religious leaders can practice their religious intolerance in all aspects of Muslim life. I think the Islamic world tries to confuse people with all of their different identities. Persians, Arabs, Sunnis, Shiites, Wahhabs, Salafis, Qutbs - they all want outsiders to recognize them as different peoples. I think they use these different layers of identity to shield themsleves from the brutality of their religious culture which is totally opposed to human rights.

I agree with your timelines about our presence in Iraq. I really feel bad for the whole Islamic world for the suffering that is imposed upon them by their religious leaders. However, they are the only ones that can change their culture. The complete oppression of their culture will take generations to change, if ever.

I only hope that in the next 10 years there will be enough alternative fuel strategies so that we don't have to depend upon gasoline for car engines in the US. I don't think any of us will give a damn about the internal struggle in Baghdad once we don't need their oil. It will be unfortunate when the Arabs or Muslims or whatever turns around to blame us for not helping them to change their culture. I think the women will really regret the missed opportunity for more equal right in Iraq. Once we move on, the people of Iraq will have not have any further opportunity for reform in their culture, period.
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