Christian Fundamentalism vis a vis Muslim Fundamentalism

[drfuzzy]

Is that not the case?  - - Perhaps I need to study a bit.  I must admit that my knowledge of Islam is very shaky.

Certainly not everywhere. Syria under Assad is Baatist, remotely related to Saddam's regime. That's a secular ideology and therefore the Western idiocy of wanting to remove Assad at all costs, bears the same kind of stupidity as the Iraq adventure. Jordan is mostly secular, Egypt doesn't enforce muslim laws either. All more or less authoritarian regimes, but certainly not in favor of religious fundamentalism.

The only main players officially enforcing islamic laws are Iran and Saudi Arabia. But compared to Saudi Arabia, Iran is a liberal paradise. Especially when it comes to women's rights. Hypocrisy at it's best from a Western perspective, since the worst Islamic state is our very best friend.

Thanks abaris!  I love getting info like this - I appreciate it.  There is so much about that part of the world I don't know . . .