Hmmm. Does the same logic work for the Crusades?
The only thing wrong with the Crusades was they weren’t effective. Should have siezed Mecca and correctly dealt with the religious leaders who had said convert or be killed.
There were some mistakes like sacking Constaninople. Never loose control of your army and never let the “leader” of the army leave to go see his counsin, and never let your army fail to have enough $$ to pay for its own transportation costs. In short the Crusades were a good idea but should not have been under control of the Church. Churchmen do not study military strategy enough to be any good at it.