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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady
No. You've missed the point. America thinks that the ideas of freedom and democracy are universal in nature and do not contradict Islam in essence. America is not attempting to sway Islamic countries to become Christian. America is in vain trying to convince Islamic countries that they can be freedom loving without contradicting their religion. The American government is extremly naive and dangerously so.
Your definition of the Crusades is historically accurate and reflects what I said about the goal of the crusades not to be the proselytization of non-Christians but rather a clergy-sanctioned military reconquest of lands previously under Christian sway and rule, which were overrun by Islamists.
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You have me wrong. I know we aren't. What I'm saying is that Orens article says we are and in a round-about way Oren is saying Bush started this action as a means to change the middle east to our way of living. In other words we attacked because of Bush out right lying in his reasons. In essence a crusade.