[milkncookies]

IMHO, the days of looking at this as Islam vs Christianity and Judaism, or in any religious context, at least in terms of critical thinking, for me, are over.

This is simply war, unconventional yes, but nevertheless it is a Declared War. Nothing more nothing less. No boundaries, nothing sacred, just us vs. them

And in that context, as the saying goes, "All is fair in love and war". Do not be surprised by anything these people are willing to say or do, because in the end, the only thing that matters for them is total conquest by any means. That is really all that matters to them. Everything else, religion, history, location, oil, etc, has and will be used for the justification of their actions.

[brucecw]

IMHO, the days of looking at this as Islam vs Christianity and Judaism, or in any religious context, at least in terms of critical thinking, for me, are over.

Islam, or at least the radical elements of it, are and always have been equivalent to war.