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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I think, just by EXISTING, the West will win this war. Why did the Taliban ban televisions? Because watching western television shows showed women with rights. And once people see others with rights, they start making those demands as well. Women in Saudi Arabia are demanding the right to drive. Okay, it's a very small step, but it's a few flakes that might turn into a snowball.
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The funny thing about Iraq though, is that under Saddam Hussein, the people had access to Western media and cultural components. Not to mention, women in Iraq were relatively liberated by Middle East standards. I read that only Israel had a more liberated female population. If anything, Iraq is moving backwards in that regard.