You have to first show that he killed polytheistic idolators.
That's still not consistent for a number of reasons
1) It may be that he personally killed people, with blood on his own skin. Maybe not (although some Muslim friends of mine said yes he was a great warrior for God and killed many evil people - because God wanted him to). But, that is besides the point, leading armies against other people because of their personal believes is what is wrong.
It was wrong of Alexander
It was wrong of Julius
It was wrong of Mohammad
It was wrong of Changis
It was wrong of Nobunaga
It was wrong of GW Bush Jr
All of these people lead wars of aggression. All of them said it was in "defense" and all of them seem to think they are doing the will of the God(s). [well maybe not Changi or Nobunaga - they probably didn't believe in such nonsense and were honest enough, or societies acceptingly of, to say they fought for control and power)
Were they all wrong or weren't they?
2) I have heard you ,on many occasions, lay the responsibility for the war in Iraq at the feet of Bush and Cheney. Though they haven't personally killed anyone, they are indeed accountable. The same would be true of Mohammad.
Again are you consistence with your assertion or not?
3) Occupation of Iraq for wealth is no different then the occupation of Medina and Mecca for there wealth. (Or post-Mohammad: Persia or India ect... ) Mohammad could have tried to build his own city somewhere in the sands of Arabia. But it was much easier to accuse someone else of "idolatry" and take their wealth for his, and his armies, own. Well, Bush is doing no different. Well, I think you'd agree, to do no different he'd also have to say God is leading him, take POWs as slaves (unless they could teach English) force the people to believes in Christ or die and accept Bush as the Last Prophet, copy 70% of the Torah and blend it with Protestant-Amercia-folklore and take many Iraq women as his many wives, which only he has so many of (because again God wants Bush to have many many women - go figure - one of which could be promised to him as a pre-teen [you know how
that irks]).
For me it seems simple, they were/are
both wrong. But as they say, excuses are like arseholes, everyone's got one. So if you ever wonder why Americans support Bush and want to
liberate Iraqis and give them an American style government and let them love Jesus and bla bla bla simply think of the reasons why you think likewise about Mohammad and there in lies your answer.
To me its exactly the same madness, you have proven to me it is impossible (perhaps it's even genetic?) for even the most articulate educated person to see this plain fact. Either that or my head is so far up my own arse there is neigh light to be found! Is
THAT it? Because I can see no other likable solution to this conundrum!
:bawl:
Michael