Cause, y'know, we sure as shit can't.
Hey, we tried for seven years, let's let the women have a go. That's democracy, right? Sure it is. And a real boost for women's equality. You bet.
See? We're doing great things in Iraq. Providing security and providing employment. Surely, they do owe us a great debt of gratitude. There is of course no possibility of this strategy backfiring or coming to misfortune in any way.
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In the town of Yusufiya, southwest of Baghdad, some 30 women are being trained to search other females at security checkpoints -- something men are forbidden to do under Iraqi cultural norms...
The women come from small farming communities. Many of them are widows (Gee. I wonder why?) with numerous children and almost no income... The women will work two or three days a month, making up to $300, an Iraqi military officer explained
See? We're doing great things in Iraq. Providing security and providing employment. Surely, they do owe us a great debt of gratitude. There is of course no possibility of this strategy backfiring or coming to misfortune in any way.
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