The Next Prez of the USA

[Scented Nectar]

I hope you're not mentioning the women's thing just because I am one, and because you know I sympathize strongly with women stuck under muslim rule.

Yes I did. So answer the question. Do you advocate U.S. pull out of Afghan? Leave the women to their masters because, you know, It costs to much to fight for their liberation. More so because they are on the ''other side'' of the world. Why should America concern itself with oppressed women in a foreign land who look and smell like theocracies?

If your question assumes that the US is there to help the women, I won't bother answering. But even if they were, I still think they should pull out, and that in most circumstances priority should be given to taking care of one's own country. Choosing to help others in their battles has to be thought out, and after considering things like effectiveness of the help you want to offer, and the financial cost, maybe it would be worthwhile to help, or maybe not. In your suggested scenario of military invasion to secure the freedom of muslim women, what are the plans? Slaughter all the males? That's not very good. And what of afterwards? What would you set up as the new way of living? Would it be forced on the women who don't want to change (their daughters will likely want to change, but maybe they themselves don't)? The best way for real change is communications. The internet, the media, personal messages, social networks, etc. In fact, the dominoes have started falling.