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Originally posted by cthulu23
Of course he has...I was saying that it would be a mistake for us to follow his lead by framing the issue in the same way. If the west uses words like "crusade" or threatens to "invade them and convert them to Christianity" then you are going to push the Islamic moderates away from you.
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Ah yes, *we* have to be careful so as to not anger the Islamic moderates. When exactly are *they* going to stop using extremist rhetoric? There are countless Islamic ("moderate") political leaders using the exact same phrases that we aren't supposed to use. But *we* have to take care not to anger them...
Well, I say screw them. If a Muslim can't see the difference between the Christian crusades during the middle-ages, and a current "crusade" against terrorists abusing the Islamic religion, they're not moderates to begin with! It's been, what, 700 or 800 years since our crusades, but they're *still* not over it?
(Speaking of the crusades... you are aware of the fact that the Muslims invaded *us* first, don't you? The crusades began as an attempt to kick the Muslims invaders out of our countries (Spain, the Balkans, etc), and then out of *our* holy places... So it's not as black 'n white as many people claim.)