Let's pause a moment and take the following multiple-choice test.
In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Korbet b. Sitting Bull c. Arnold Schwartzeneger d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: a. Lost Norwegians b. Elvis c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: a. John Dillinger b. The King of Sweden c. The Boy Scouts d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: a. A pizza delivery boy b. Pee Wee Herman c. Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered in his wheelchair and thrown overboard by: a. The Smurfs b. Davy Jones c. The Little Mermaid d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by: a. Captain Kidd b. Charles Lindberg c. Mother Teresa d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: a. Scooby Doo b. The Tooth Fairy c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of dynamite left over from the train job d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by: a. Richard Simmons b. Grandma Moses c. Michael Jordan d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: a. Mr. Rogers b. AFOTEC action officers headed to a conf. c. The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain: "Mustapha the Merciless" d.Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people were murdered by: a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd b. The Supreme Court of Florida c. Mr. Bean d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against: a. Enron b. The Lutheran Church c. The NFL d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by: a. Bonny and Clyde b. Captain Kangaroo c. Billy Graham d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
American empire building as you say.... or....the way to survival of innocent people now at risk from muslim maniacs and their religion of death?
But Saddam Hussein is not a radical Islamist. He has a record of regularly killing them in his country. Radical Islamists seek the overthrow of secular regimes such as his. So your argument is a non-sequitur.