>>>Since them Islamic fundamentalism has been on the rise around the globe and I can't think of one place we have deterred it.
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>>Afghanistan.
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>There is a resurgence of the Taliban in Afganistan and the occupying forces only control a relatively small part of the total country.

True, but I was refering to the national government. Afghanistan is working to some extent. Iraqi's had to learn guerilla warfare and are doing it with gusto. The Afghanis have been fighting pretty much non stop since 1979 and are offering only a token resistance.

> I dont think you can stop fundamentalism without uplifting the population both economically and educationally.

I would generally agree. A counter-example though is Saudi Arabia is a rich and educated yet still is the cornerstone of Islamic fundamentalism and is the biggest exporter of it. Iranians are highly educated too.

Makes me wonder why Central and South American's aren't radical. Huge masses of poor and uneducated people. There is something about Islam and the Arab world having been a former power that causes this.