[Cachelot]

All it takes to be Muslim is to be able to say that there is one God and that Mohammed is His messenger.

Funny thing, 99.8 % of all muslims would seem to think different, and include all of the fun stuff that the Muslim world seems to get its jollies from.

Which brings us back to the mainstream thing versus a (very) minority opinion.

But those of us who are relatively mature do not pick our enemies on the basis of religion, rather on the basis of other competition.

Too bad then that so many wars have had religion as the focus. So, on what basis does the Muslim world pick its enemies?

[a_Turk]

Too bad then that so many wars have had religion as the focus.

Religion is just another tool that can be used in some circumstances to rally certain segments.. If it's ok to trick the enemy then why not also manipulate your own forces? That by the way was done by any list of leaders "practicing" any variety of religions.

So, on what basis does the Muslim world pick its enemies?

That question shows that you prefer to stereotype. It is ambiguous and therefore cannot be answered as "simply" as it's asked. Or perhaps I could answer it by just saying that the Muslim "world" does not pick enemies, since it does not exist. You must restate your question with specific interest groups in mind (e.g. How does Saddam pick his enemies, or how does Bin Laden pick his enemies).. Do you have time?

[Concentrate]

Too bad then that so many wars have had religion as the focus. So, on what basis does the Muslim world pick its enemies?

Easy one: Primarily they have to be Jews. Secondarily, they have to be Christians. Thrirdly, they have to be non-Muslims.