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Originally Posted by HarryT
Do you honestly believe that the world is a safer place as a result of the invasion of Iraq, or that America's standing in the world has been enhanced by it? When the President of the United States says in public that his country is engaged on a "new crusade" - ie a war against Islam - is it any wonder that the Islamic world is going to consider that in what, to put it mildly, is a "negative light"? To use the word "crusade" is monstrously provocative.
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I think the invasion was the least of 3 the evils.
And he said the word crusade on 16 September 2001. Once. and he did not say "new crusade". Here is a quote:
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...This crusade, this war on terrorism is gonna take awhile. And the American people must be patient. I'm gonna be patient...
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