Quote Originally Posted by gaystoryman
I'll assume tongue in cheek... but I don't see it changing by any 'liberation' but by helping to create jobs, schools, rather than simply hand outs. ANd it requires patience too, as poverty doesn't end overnight.
Change out your Western lenses. Remember, in those countries... women can't even drive a car. how do you expect them to "get jobs" ? *that* is their problem... it's not because there isn't money. It's not because of cruel poverty. It's the form of government, which is a product of the ideas that they are advocating....

Also, I think you are mischaracterizing their need for schools. I recall that education in Iran is very comprehensive, with a high literacy rate. I am surprised that you are bringing this up regards to that part of the world.

Are you arguing that poverty is what causes terrorism? Because I am making the case that their religion is essentially what is behind it, and not their economic plight.

Steve