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We cannot fail the women of Arab Spring
cnn.com ^ | 4/3/12 | Nancy Pelosi

Posted on 04/03/2012 1:38:10 PM PDT by ColdOne

CNN) -- Last month, a delegation of members from the U.S. House of Representatives, which I was honored to lead, met with inspiring women of North Africa who are helping to change the world.

In Cairo, Egypt; Tunis, Tunisia; and Tripoli, Libya, we held discussions with women who are committed to ensuring that women have a seat at the table and are able to succeed in this rapidly changing and strategically important region. It is an uphill climb, but there is no better time than the present.

The women we met were outspoken in their belief that the new governments must be truly democratic, and that longstanding biases against full participation by women in their society must be abolished. These women came from many different backgrounds and viewpoints, yet they are aware that while their moment is now, the obstacles are great.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arabspring; bhomiddleeast; husseinobama; muslimwomen

1 posted on 04/03/2012 1:38:18 PM PDT by ColdOne
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Read Comment section!


2 posted on 04/03/2012 1:39:49 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: ColdOne

Sure we can. Just watch.


3 posted on 04/03/2012 1:40:16 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1169 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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To: ColdOne

How's that whole Assad thing working out for you, Nancy?

4 posted on 04/03/2012 1:42:00 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (FOCUS ON FACTS: 0bamaCare Hated. Worst Recovery. Failed Stimulus. Worst Deficits.)
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To: ColdOne

But don’t let them emulate OUR Constitution, Ginsburg doesnt think it is cool anymore..


5 posted on 04/03/2012 1:42:24 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Bolton/Arpaio 2012 "Kick the UN across the border!")
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To: ColdOne

...which ones, the women that build bombs or transport them?
Or maybe she means the ones who raise their kids to kill other kids


6 posted on 04/03/2012 1:45:54 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: ColdOne

I’m surprised any MSM site allows comments anymore..


7 posted on 04/03/2012 1:46:04 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Bolton/Arpaio 2012 "Kick the UN across the border!")
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To: ColdOne

"The religion of machismo, slavery and wife-beating, YES! But I like it too!"


8 posted on 04/03/2012 1:46:28 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
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To: ColdOne

Too late Nancy thanks to Barry/Democrats/and libs the Arab Spring has intalled radical muslim regimes. So the line should be The Democrats aid Muslims war on women!!


9 posted on 04/03/2012 1:46:54 PM PDT by jakerobins
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To: ColdOne

What the Arabs do with their women is their business, not mine.


10 posted on 04/03/2012 1:47:59 PM PDT by Jim Noble ("The Germans: At your feet, or at your throat" - Winston Churchill)
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To: cardinal4

“I’m surprised any MSM site allows comments anymore..”

Now that so many of them require FB etc. registration, they know who the commenters are.


11 posted on 04/03/2012 1:51:14 PM PDT by Let's Roll (Save the world's best healthcare - REPEAL, DEFUND Obamacare!)
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To: ColdOne

Typical liberal “With my guilt and your gelt, we can do anything!” Just who is she proposing to send over there to ensure “women’s rights” in those backward holes. It won’t be the children of the liberal elite who would do the fighting and dying. Maybe she should go there and explain the nuances of women’s rights and enlighten them with her superior intellect.


12 posted on 04/03/2012 1:53:36 PM PDT by allendale
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To: ColdOne

Typical liberal “With my guilt and your gelt, we can do anything!” Just who is she proposing to send over there to ensure “women’s rights” in those backward holes. It won’t be the children of the liberal elite who would do the fighting and dying. Maybe she should go there and explain the nuances of women’s rights and enlighten them with her superior intellect.


13 posted on 04/03/2012 1:53:36 PM PDT by allendale
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To: ColdOne

Nancy, Obama and a few Republican stooges usher al Qaeda allies into power in North Africa via the “Arab Spring”, and then wring their hands that what we knew would happen, happens.

I mean, I know she’s stupid, but no one is THIS stupid.


14 posted on 04/03/2012 2:04:07 PM PDT by risen_feenix
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To: ColdOne

I agree with Nancy, just not her methods. The problem that Muslim women have is Muslim men. Simple solution, eliminate Muslim men. (unsure if I need a sarc tag or not)


15 posted on 04/03/2012 2:45:25 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
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To: Uncle Miltie

The botox boob figures she can sell this to the dumbed down Democrat voters.

16 posted on 04/03/2012 2:56:06 PM PDT by drpix
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To: ColdOne

Hey, if they want to help put an Islamist government in power, let’s not fail them!


17 posted on 04/03/2012 3:07:26 PM PDT by heartwood
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To: ColdOne

Nancy, as usual, has been sniffing glue.

We’re talking about Moslems here. Hell-oooo!

The only “table” they’ll be sitting at is the kitchen table - waiting for the men to finish eating so the women can scrounge for scraps.


18 posted on 04/03/2012 4:03:51 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: ColdOne

I’m with FEMEN on this one.


19 posted on 04/03/2012 4:54:20 PM PDT by Yollopoliuhqui
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To: jakerobins
jakerobins, you have that right "The Democrats aid Muslims war on women!!"

The women of the Middle East are descending into an even darker age.

20 posted on 04/04/2012 5:47:40 AM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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