You aren't sure whether we'd come out ahead, well go figure it out! If ignorant blanket statements won't convince you, go read something that isn't ignorant...by the way I purposely said nothing in particular about the burka.

It's not a point scoring game where we add up our points and try to make the total come out greater than theirs (whoever "they" are...). You criticize our attitude towards the environment, you praise theirs, simple enough. Why would you wonder whether there is any point to it?