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To: Ilaine who wrote (50465)	6/15/2004 3:01:19 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 793925

the muslim thought they could push Islam down the throats of Christians faster by military conquest. They started the Crusades

To: Ilaine who wrote (50465)	6/15/2004 3:41:31 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793925

The reason I've been coming around to the notion that the term, crusade, applies after all is that we have a kind of military/missionary mission to bring Western (Christian-based) civilization to the unenlightened. There's no lack or power and no lack of zeal. Quacks like a crusade to me, plain-English version of the word. Back in the day when the word was considered and abandoned, this was a war on al Qaeda and their ilk. It morphed with the invasion of Iraq and the goal of bringing democracy to the ME. Main Entry: 1cru·sade Pronunciation: krü-'sAd Function: noun Etymology: blend of Middle French croisade & Spanish cruzada; both ultimately from Latin cruc-, crux cross 1 capitalized : any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims 2 : a remedial enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm