Not historically accurate, unless you're willing to argue that Japan is not democratic. Of course, MacArthur literally altered the theological landscape of Japanese religion before imposing democracy. To impose democracy in the muslim world, a theological reconstruction may also be a pre-requisite.
My son is recently back from Iraq, and spent a lot of time with Iraqis. He says what these people need most of all is "a different religion." They are slaves to the thugs and gangsters, who thrive in an Islamic environment, easily bending Allah to speak their will.
Then Iraq is an intractable problem. The Iraqis know that we don't really respect their religion and that we'd convert them all if we could manage it. They know that we feel that way about all Muslims in the Middle East. They know we only have interest in them because of their oil and that we'd prefer to be in control of it. Therefore, they don't trust us and they will refuse to do what we want them to do. Having US troops there is, as you said, is only making the terrorists in Iraq popular.
27 - " Not historically accurate, unless you're willing to argue that Japan is not democratic. Of course, MacArthur literally altered the theological landscape of Japanese religion before imposing democracy. To impose democracy in the muslim world, a theological reconstruction may also be a pre-requisite.
My son is recently back from Iraq, and spent a lot of time with Iraqis. He says what these people need most of all is "a different religion." They are slaves to the thugs and gangsters, who thrive in an Islamic environment, easily bending Allah to speak their will."
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BTTT = You and your son have it exactly right.
Thank your son, and keep spreading the word. (See my last few posts - I spent 5 years in the mid-east.