In any case, the history of Islam is like the early, bloodthirsty history of Israel, as depeicted in Joshua and the books of the kings, and which western skeptics have always pointed to as reprehensible. Yet, when they look at the same deeds done by Mohammed and his followers, they see merely a colorful past.
"...they see merely a colorful past."
And now, they can see the 'colorful' present, also.