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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).

I'm afraid of Iraq going from dictator to democracy, then to a repressive theocracy after a revolution.

Sadly, it's going to happen. The population imbalance between Shiites, Kurds, and Sunnis makes it practically inevitable. It looks like we will have replaced a bad dictator with an even worse theocracy, headed by another Ayatollah. The Shiites are already forming militias. The mullahs are talking peace right now, but it's only a matter of time before blood really starts spilling in the streets.

A lot of Muslim women actually believe the stuff about head scarves, etc., and others don't. It all depends on the interpretation."

Most middle eastern countries do not allow women to drive, non-muslims have no rights in court against muslims, non-muslims must pay the jizya tax, and women don't have the same property rights or divorce rights as men do.

A theocracy in Iraq, (which is in place in Iran) would be bad.