--- Erik Reuter wrote: > Julia Thompson wrote: > > > Actually, if you're a woman, there are *much* > suckier rulers to > > live under. (Or die under.) Saudi Arabia, for a > biggie. Iraqi > > women enjoy greater freedoms than women in almost > all other Mideast countries. > > So is your point that we shouldn't spend resources > on Iraq; rather we should attack Saudi Arabia? > > That does not seem a good plan. For one thing, the > grounds for attacking > SA are less. They haven't violated a treaty is a > biggie; they haven't > invaded another country is another. > > Actually, a good strategy to start some change in SA > is probably to help > build Iraq into a democracy with a thriving economy. > Iraq has a lot of > oil that isn't being efficiently used. If it were, > it would take away a > lot of market power and money from Saudi Arabia. As > Deborah pointed out > some time ago, changes in Iraq could destabilize > countries like Saudi Arabia.
I wonder what will happen in the Arab world with the current experiment in Morocco? While a conservative Islamic party increased its number of seats in Parliament, more women were also elected (I don't remember if they reached the king's goal of 10%, or ~ 30) - I posted links previously. How long will it take for cousins and aunts and sisters-in-law-twice-removed to hear about this, and start to think of handling the reins themselves? Debbi 75+ posts to go... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
