What I disagree with is trying to relate the present conflict to historical conflicts between the West and Islam based on the superficial labels "West" and "Islam".The "West" and "Islam" do not mean the same thing today as they did 1000 years ago. Nor are the military conflicts today anywhere near the ballpark of what they were beforeSparta can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the original intent of the thread was merely an historical exercise to bring a little encouragement to the war on terror.
And isn't it at least great that we all agree on WHO the enemy is?