[Bush2000]

Under the repressive misogynistic interpretations of those currently holding power in most Muslim countries. There is easily room within the Quran, depending on interpretation, for women to live free in Iraq. A guarantee of rights would prevent the repressive interpretations from being enacted into law.

Call me skeptical.

Well, that is, prevent to the extent that it can. Our Constitution wasn't exactly perfectly able to prevent abuses we see today in direct contradiction of the wishes of the Founders and the plain language of their document.

Yeah, but we're talking about people that are essentially emerging from the 18th century ...

Still, I'll wait for the text on this one, especially as there were women working on the draft.

The fact that women are working on the draft may not matter. You'd be amazed at how may of these women would prevent their sex having rights and privileges. Some if it's political opportunism on their part; but, mostly, it's just ridiculous...

[antiRepublicrat]

Call me skeptical.

I admit to a fair amount of skepticism myself. But I have hope.

Yeah, but we're talking about people that are essentially emerging from the 18th century ...

Iraq was about the most Westernized country in that region, and most people there aren't used to religious-based restrictions. Iran was like that before the revolution, but they unfortunately replaced a dictatorship with something just as bad, or worse. I'm afraid of Iraq going from dictator to democracy, then to a repressive theocracy after a revolution.

You'd be amazed at how may of these women would prevent their sex having rights and privileges.

A lot of Muslim women actually believe the stuff about head scarves, etc., and others don't. It all depends on the interpretation. Some Christian women still actually wear their prescribed head scarves to church and believe that they are subordinate to men (both from Corinthians).