In 1994, he declared his intention to reign as "defender of faith" rather than "defender of the faith".
Prince calls for greater tolerance
From reading Robert Spencer The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades I gather one does not peacefully coexist with Islam, but a) pays the tax and accepts servitude; b) converts; c) suffers jihad leading to death, loss of head, that sort of thing.
Our president assures us muslims pray to the same god as we in the West, but with every exploding child, I am more convinced otherwise.
So glad we have secdef Gates in place having established his credentials coauthoring in 2004 with Zbigniew Brzezinski the CFR paper "Iran: Time for a New Approach" (negotiation, a la Neville Chamberlain with Herr Hitler Munich 1938 which worked so well).
Party Like It's 1938: Peace In Our Time.
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