This is all high-sounding and noble, until you remember that Sharia is enshrined in both the Iraqi and Afghan constitutions.
And the reality on the ground is that these states “respect the rights of their people” except non-Muslims.
“Bush Says Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Are Promoting Freedom,” by Holly Rosenkrantz for Bloomberg:
May 26 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush, in a Memorial Day weekend radio address, said the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are aimed at promoting in those countries the freedom people enjoy in the U.S.
“Our troops are helping them build democracies that respect the rights of their people, uphold the rule of law and fight extremists alongside America in the war on terror,” Bush said….
Congress this week approved almost $100 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through Sept. 30. The package, stripped of a troop-withdrawal timeline Democrats sought and Bush opposed, handed the president a victory in the continuing debate over war policy.