Originally Posted by pan6467

I have to disagree here. I think the "religious war" is far more used now than ever before. I say used because to those who start the wars, fund the wars and profit from the wars, do so for their own gains, religion to them is an excuse to get the troops behind them.

Take the crusades for instance, it wasn't about Christianity vs. Islam.... it was about the Ottoman empire trying to move into Europe. Since Europe and her leaders were pretty much controlled by the Vatican and Catholic church, The church made it a "holy war". And some scholars would say (and there is a great argument, that the whole crusades was brought about by the Ottoman's solely to reunite the Roman empire.)

But then you look at Napolean, Rome, The American Revolution, the 100 Years War, Louis the 14th's battles, Franco-Prussian War, French and Indian war, and so on, these wars were all about power from 1 nation to another. Religion did not have much to do with it.

Much like today, the wars over in the Middle East are not about religion, they are all about power and greed. Once we can establish the truth about why we are there, what powers truly are wanting war and the true reasons and how religion truly has nothing to do with it but to juice up the foot soldiers.... then we may very well be on a true path to peace and ending the war.

Sorry I digress, it's the old history major in me..... ignore the man behind the curtain..... he's just a big ol' bag of hot air.