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Originally posted by seretogis
The "crusade" slip-up is widely accepted as being just that -- a misuse of the word. Nothing more. It's been said over and over again that the religion of the people of Iraq is not under attack, the "regime" is. In fact, most Iraqis are more free to practice their religion now than they were under Hussein's rule. If Bush were truly a Christian zealot that intended to convert the world to Christianity, he could have made steps to do so.
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I think the "crusade" slip-up was just that - a slip-up that revealed what was really going on inside the President's head.
I don't want to debate the war with Iraq, but religion and its ties to Israel surely played a major role in the Bush administration's decision.
And Bush has taken steps to convert the world to Christianity. He's tried to tie money in his AIDS proposal to religious groups that preach abstinence and finding God. Right now, Franklin Graham, the man who called Islam "an evil and wicked religion", is waiting for the White House to give him the greenlight to send his missionaries into Iraq to "help" the poor, evil Iraqis.