re: #235 mean Gene

Of course it would be. Knowledge is power, and an unbound study on the origins and text of the Koran would help a lot - to my knowledge, the text of the Bible has been anlyzed in depth, for example.

My point was more localized, tho. In short, the culture of Afghanistan is too close and backward for any hopes of renovation in the short term. Iraq and other states seem to be, instead.