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Randall
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posted June 11, 2011 08:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The efforts of the US in Iraq are often criticized, but there has been some good from it. Women used to have to attend underground and hidden schools, because it was illegal, but soon after the occupation, they were able to attend public schools with men. Keeping women subjugated by preventing them an education was appalling.

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posted June 12, 2011 10:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Venus     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
i do not believe that "education" was illegal for women in Iraq, probably same sex schools were most popular and a lot of woman were prevented by family from attending schools, but i dont think it was ever forbidden..

now as for the American efforts, its realy a double edged sword, from one point people need to govern themselves, and on another side iraqis could benefit culturaly and thus from the american influence..

as a similar story, when the french were in Lebanon they helped boost the educational system and the over all living standard but there was a time when they just had to leave and let the lebanese take charge of themselves (a myth to this very date)..

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posted June 12, 2011 02:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I agree. We ousted their oppressive dictator and should have left by now.

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posted April 14, 2012 01:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A theme in this week's Touch was an Iraqi woman who wanted to go to college. Great show.

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posted April 28, 2012 01:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That show is one of most heart-touching and well-written on tv.

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posted May 10, 2012 08:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Faith     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Weigh this against how many innocent women and children US forces have killed?

And why are we there, anyway?

Resources and geopolitical strategy. It is nothing more noble than that.

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posted May 11, 2012 02:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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posted December 08, 2012 03:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Education seems to be opening up and so many more are now attending schools.

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posted December 09, 2012 10:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
True.

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