I think it would be quite challenging to “get rid of Islam” in Iraq. Our best practical hope is for a secular government along the lines of Ataturk’s Turkey - which, as you said, is now going Islamist.
This struggle - between Islam and civilization - has been going on for 1400 years. At least President Bush brought the fight to the enemy, instead of playing defense and treating it as a “law enforcement problem.”
“I think it would be quite challenging to “get rid of Islam” in Iraq. Our best practical hope is for a secular government along the lines of Ataturk’s Turkey - which, as you said, is now going Islamist.”
Islam is in the Iraqi constitution.
“At least President Bush brought the fight to the enemy, instead of playing defense and treating it as a “law enforcement problem.””
Did he? Why did he fund Al Fatah, support the KLA, and suck up to the Saudis?