With millions of Muslims attending Hajj this time of year, the international Muslim community should be united in amazement at what's going on throughout the Muslim world. According to the Iraq Study Group Report, "the situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating." In it, 79 recommendations are given to help ease Iraq into a stable democracy and avoid a civil war. How plausible is the idea of a free and democratic Muslim country? I have my doubts. When it comes to Iraq, I'm not sure what should be done. Even President Bush is trying to re-think a whole new policy for Iraq. If we in the U.S. proactively try to keep Iraq united, how much longer will our troops have to remain there? Our fellow Americans are still dying out in Iraq. How many more troops are we willing to lose over another country's stability? If our troops leave and we let Iraq split up into 3 smaller countries, the Shiite part will probably become a de facto province of Iran and there will probably still be fighting over the oil reserves. Some would argue that we'd just end up returning to Iraq. The situation in Iraq is truly very confusing and frustrating. In Somalia, militant Islamists are fleeing from government forces being helped by Ethiopian forces. In Palestine, the moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is currently beefing with Hamas, allegedly has received large amounts of weapons and ammunitions from Egypt with Israel's permission. Of course, President Mahmoud Abbas denies it all. But thats expected of him right now.
So whats goin on with the Muslim world? Is the Islamic Civilization on the rise or about to crumble? Is America's injection of Western democracy into the Middle East causing the Islamic world to overdose on foreign beliefs and values? I certainly would not mind a secular, democratic, tolerant Islamic world, but I don't know how plausible that would be. Hamas and Hezbollah are both examples of what happens when you give Muslims democracy. They put intolerant, uber-religious, anti-American nutjobs in power. All this makes one wonder, is democracy good for everyone? Can you expect an uneducated, religious population to make rational decisions in elections? Can you really expect an Eastern culture to fully embrace a Western system of government? I'm not sure. Hopefully the muslim world proves me wrong! P.E.A.C.E.!!!
Download the Iraq Study Group Report HERE
Its a definite must-read!!
And heres the tracklist for my Iraq Study Group Mixtape:
Camron ft Hell Rell- WAR
Smif N Wessun- War
Lost Children of Babylon- Insurgents
Trife- War
Mumia Abu Jamal- The War Behind The War
Nas- War
MOP ft 50 Cent- War Time
Tech N9ne- Holy War
Preacher X- Religious Warfare
Cunninlynguists- War
La Coka Nostra- This Is War
Red Rat- Politics War
Bob Marley- War
Max Romeo- War Inna Babylon
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