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08-25-2005, 05:46 PM #1
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Women's Rights in the New Iraq
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0723-06.htm
The link explains how women's rights are not guaranteed in the New Iraq, as the current draft of the constitution forbids any law contradicting Islam. That's right, we gave them a chance for democracy and they blew it. What are we shedding all this blood for just to guarantee the rights of half the country? just over a year ago, Bush said (and I'm paraphrasing) that inside every person is the yearning to be free and that is the reason that the Iraqi people will rise above the oppression they knew in the past and embrace a healthy democracy. Well, it turns out that he's dead wrong.
If Iraq does become an Islamic republic, how can anyone justify our actions there?Sgt. Pepper Reviewed by Sgt. Pepper on . Women's Rights in the New Iraq http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0723-06.htm The link explains how women's rights are not guaranteed in the New Iraq, as the current draft of the constitution forbids any law contradicting Islam. That's right, we gave them a chance for democracy and they blew it. What are we shedding all this blood for just to guarantee the rights of half the country? just over a year ago, Bush said (and I'm paraphrasing) that inside every person is the yearning to be free and that is the reason Rating: 5
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