I was checking out MSNBC this morning and came across this article about the new constitution and the interim government that America is trying to "help" set up over in post-war Iraq. I must say that I am outraged about this. Basically, some of the Iraqi citizens on the counsel to create a new government want to make Islam the basis of law in Iraq. The American's on the counsel are concerned that doing so would lead to a loss of rights for women.
This is just another case of America throwing it's weight around where it doesn't belong. This is a constitution that the Iraqi people will have to live by and there is no reason that we should be threatening to veto anything they suggest (within reason), especially when it comes to their religious beliefs and thousands of years of history. I agree that we should have the ability to advise them, but it is not our constitution. If we wanted the country run our way, why not make it an American colony? That's what they are looking to do anyway!
Posted by doug at February 16, 2004 10:30 AM