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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (188473)	6/5/2006 9:07:56 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

You are over-reaching here. The Islamic conquests did not occur during Mohammed's life. Not all of them. But the conquest of Mecca? The Treaty of Huidbayah and subsequent destruction of the Qoresh? That did, for sure. Who was the general in those campaigns? When it comes to the Sunnis, you have a slightly better case to make. But even there it is not an automatic call to arms. Most modern, and not so modern Sunni sects have interpreted Jihad to mean an internal battle with temptations. Yes, one hears this endlessly. There are alternate meanings for jihad. However, they don't alter the primary meaning, which is "holy war" - either in defense of Islam or to convert the unbelievers. This is a pillar of the religion. I don't see any Islamic armies in Christian lands, so I can't accept that. That's a fast one! Are you now claiming that American troops are prosecuting a Crusade in Iraq, trying to convert the heathen? The Islamic armies have not had the power to attack Christian lands for about 200 years now. That speaks to their technological backwardness. It has nothing to say, however, about their religious ideology.