Then you should know better not to generalize. You obviously saw the different types of Muslims have different customs. That religion is different from tribe traditions. Customs like “they still treat their women like cattle and make them wear a tent” are different from one tribe to another in the same country, let alone the whole world. Where Muslims are scattered through out various countries. Btw these two comments of your contradict each other, and may make you appear racist:

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2. I like the quote you have on your signature, but you should really have some more conviction towards it. Otherwise it might come off as pretentious.




It's not even a question of what I'm doing. I was merely stating the fact that womens right were acquired 1400 years ago by Muslims, before us in the US. That you're generalization of Muslims as backwards, women hating people are false. When you ask me what am I doing what you're really doing is applying an ad hominem argument.




To understand the situation of the people in Afghanistan you have to further back than the Taliban. The reign of Afghanistan has been used and abused over time. The people there are happy with any aid, any relief at this point. The situation is they don't care who rules over them as long as basic necessities are met. For the fear of not having that security people will do anything. Take the slaves during the Civil War in the US, you had one party who were called “Uncle Tom Negroes.” They were black and enslaved, but were against the abolition. Why? For the fear of loosing what their master provided them. They praised their masters and went even against their own people.

The abuse of women in Afghanistan, and the lack of resource existed way before the Taliban took over. It's more or so part of their chauvinistic traditions and years of war in that reign. It was only highlighted by us in the main stream media when propaganda was needed to justify a war. No, we went after Bin Laden, but we still don't have Bin Laden after invading two countries. Prior to 911, we invited the Taliban to Washington to talk. Even in the late 1990's American oil companies like Unocal were playing nice with the Taliban. At that time there were no FOX news headlines for womens rights or human rights violations in Afghanistan. So suddenly after 911 Taliban started beating women and creating massive human rights violations? Even after 911 Taliban said they would apprehend Bin Laden, and try him.




Oh, I donno, there's the constitutions we wrote for Afghanis & Iraqis for starters. Regime building isn't a new fad for use either. Afghanistan & Iraq are just the latest accessories.




Probably the usual divide and conquer method. Like Afghanistan's Taliban & Northern Alliance. Iraq's Sunni & Shia. But if you want to know exactly, I think you better look at Mr. McCain here.