Iraq's civil war leaves women marginalised and at risk

[LiberalNation]

Except when those people have little to no fear of death and don't mind dragging the rest of the innocent population down with them. Don't see this war working out, sorry.

[darin]

women should spend less time on the puter, and more time ironing.

[LiberalNation]

Sure is a lot of news on womans' issues today.

Security Council urges end to violence against women in armed conflicts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070307...iNQe.y14p34T0D

[Dilloduck]

Sure is a lot of news on womans' issues today.

Security Council urges end to violence against women in armed conflicts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070307...iNQe.y14p34T0D

Ya--I think since Hillary is making the election a feminist referendum we are going to hear a WHOLE lot more.

[darin]

How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart?

- She starts her sentence with "A man once told me..."

[Nienna]

women should spend less time on the puter, and more time ironing.

I will get right off the puter, and do that!

[darin]

I will get right off the puter, and do that!

you are the strongest, most womanly, most 'completely and wonderfully 'woman'-woman I've met.

[avatar4321]

The problem for the iraqi women is islam. And the sects of islam that are fighting one another.

The bloody days of christiandom were short lived compared to the muslims. And anyone comparing those days with todays muslims is just grasping for straws.

islam

The so called "bloody days" of christendom were mearly secular political struggles disguising themselves as religious war.

[avatar4321]

Except when those people have little to no fear of death and don't mind dragging the rest of the innocent population down with them. Don't see this war working out, sorry.

History always repeats itself. This is exactly what was said about the Japanese Kamikazees. If you don't realize it, we kicked their butts.

The fact is ideas can be beaten. With weapons and with better ideas.

[LiberalNation]

We also used the automic bomb to win that war. Not gona use that kind of force in this day and age.

[CSM]

We also used the automic bomb to win that war. Not gona use that kind of force in this day and age.

One would hope not! However, what do ou think would happen if North Korea accidently got one of those nukes they have to actually work in say Tokyo?

[glockmail]

You can't kill an idea with guns and bombs. That is what is motivating those people and it will spread faster than you can kill the people who hold them. Hearts and minds and all that is also needed.

That's great in theory, but these kooks developed an entire religion based on hate, and have been practicing it since 600AD. How do you propse to reverse that?

By the way, before the arabs created Islam in 600 or so, they were at war with the Jews since Noah's time. The Arabs are the decendents of Ham, who committed a homosexual act upon his father.

[glockmail]

History always repeats itself. This is exactly what was said about the Japanese Kamikazees. If you don't realize it, we kicked their butts.

The fact is ideas can be beaten. With weapons and with better ideas.

Good analogy. We changed their hearts and minds by being more ruthless than they could ever imagine. We MADE them see the error in their ways, and now they are among our most trusted allies.

[Nienna]

you are the strongest, most womanly, most 'completely and wonderfully 'woman'-woman I've met.

Wow! If any of you other guys want to give me compliments like that, I will SUBMIT to listening to them!

[Hobbit]

That's great in theory, but these kooks developed an entire religion based on hate, and have been practicing it since 600AD. How do you propse to reverse that?

By the way, before the arabs created Islam in 600 or so, they were at war with the Jews since Noah's time. The Arabs are the decendents of Ham, who committed a homosexual act upon his father.

Incorrect. According to the histories that I read, most of the decendants of Ham were wiped out during numerous ancient wars and invasions (others claim the Africans are descendants of Ham, though this theory has little credibility). The Arabs are the decendants of Ishmael, Abraham's other son, who he had with Hagar, his handmaiden. Abraham did not have faith that God would deliver him a son through Sarai, who was in her 90s (ew!), so instead of following God in this matter, he followed the local custom, which was to have a child by your handmaiden if your wife was barren. After Isaac was born, the animosity grew between Sarah (formerly Sarai) and Hagar until Hagar fled with her son who became the father of the entire Arab race.