Well D9: I'm not one for long verbose dissertations. To cut to the core, everything said about Islam was also true of christianity. Whole ethnic groups were wiped out in the name of Christianity. Now, if we want to talk about atrocities look at the middle-age church. They invented numerous "cute" means of exorcism and conversion -- the rack, drawing and quartering, burning at the stake, etc. Givin the choice between having my head loped off and watching my entrails boil in oil I think I'd take the knife.
Simply put: war is war is war -- two peoples trying to put the other down. No need for philosophical, or meta-physical excuses - er reasons.
