Consider this.....

Here we have the Iraqi people trying to ratify a constitution to represent the entire populace of this rebuilding nation. What scares our country is that Islamic fundamentalists will assume power, and their policy will be driven by Religious principles and motivations.

The big problems in Iraq relate to the Religious intolerance in that Country. Most of the fighting and deaths in that Country relate to battles between the various Islamic sects.

The U.S. government is pushing hard to ensure there is separation of church and state in Iraq.

Yet, in the U.S. the Religious right is using it's muscle to modify our laws, is taking over the Republican party, trying to get Prayer in schools, promoting Intelligent Design as Science, trying to get an Amendment to our Constitution banning Gay Marriage, and trying to place Christian or Evangelical Christians on our Supreme Court. This nation was founded by people's leaving Europe to escape Religious intolerance. Our country is a melting pot of various cultures, and we enjoy a freedom of Religion.

Instead of "live and let live", we are being bombarded with increasingly Fundamentalist, hard line views, and preaching intolerance.

How can it be wrong in Iraq and Iran, yet right (pun intended) in the U.S. Yes, the Religious teachings are different but the principle is the same.

Why are we breaking down the walls of Church and State in the U.S., yet building them up abroad.