Another great example of the strides women are making as a result of our intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq. Unleashing half the population to be active contributing members of society is not insignificant.

Khaleej Times Online: "HERAT, Afghanistan - Sitting behind the steering wheel of her red 4x4 Toyota, Sina Shireen gets a kick out of being one of the first women in this western Afghan city to throw off her burqa and learn how to drive.

The diminutive 22-year-old may be hard to see behind the tinted windows of the massive car but three years ago she had to be completely shrouded in an all-encompassing blue burqa even to leave the house."