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Originally posted by Jim727
Yes, they are - precisely the point. The viewpoint of any militant religious fundamentalist (of any stripe) is that *you* must live the way their beliefs say you should. Your beliefs are irrelevant at best, heretical probably. Listen to the pronouncements. "Kill the Infidel" - it isn't "Kill the Infidel if they happen to be in Mecca".
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No, they are not. On the other hand, we, the westerners, are in their land, with military force, trying to convert them to our way of life. The viewpoint of the US governemt is that they must live by the western standards of democracy. They hate less our freedom than us trying to impose it on them. But I agree, it is a clash of civilizations.
Aurel