Western civilization should be embracing the crusades and all they stood for. We should be embarking on a new crusade using every single weapon that God and 20th century physics has given us.
Yes, what would Europe, and consequently the USA, look like if it weren’t for the Crusades? ...Sharia anyone? I can’t imagine...we should be deeply grateful. All wars have events perpetrated by individuals or groups of individuals that are unjust. That is very different than the reason for the initiative and the positive outcome on a global scale.