Answer: Apples and Oranges.
If Buddhists want to erect a statue of Buddha, fine. If Catholics want to erect a statute of Pope Pious VII, fine. Khan was not Jesus Christ and personally it ticks me off a bit that you made that comparisn.
> If Buddhists want to erect a statue of Buddha, fine. If Catholics want to erect a statute of Pope Pious VII, fine.
And so if Mongolians living in the US want to build a statue of Ghengis Khan, what's your problem?
> Khan was not Jesus Christ ...
True enough. Khan was real.