What?

Submitted by Rick (United States), Feb 25, 2008 at 01:20

Ok Hammad, and how exactly are Muslims supposed to conquer more lands that bring them under Islamic law? How did Islam spread over the world to be one of the largest empires the world has known in about 100 years? I'll tell you something, if radical Islamists try to put me and mine under Sharia law for my own good, there will be a fight, and I would have to be killed in the process or remain free and never a Dhimmi.

Also, 2 points in fact. First, two wrongs don't make a right. Pointing out America's attempt at global hegemony doesn't make Islam's attempt for 1,400 years ok. Both are wrong, I'd say one is more objectively wrong, but that's neither here nor there.

Second, Palestine was never a state or a unified people. There was no Iraq, Jordan, Lebannon, Isreal, etc... until the British created them in 1922. For the last 400 years before that the whole area was just a part of the Ottoman Empire was was destroyed in it's attempt at global empire. They weren't the first, but the Romans, Nazis, etc.. weren't in the right either.

The British promised the Jews a rather large piece of land, but they only have them 20% of what they promised them, and since then it area has been cut in half. You'll notice that the countries that have recognized Israel's right to exist have had peaceful borders for a while now, like Jordan and Egypt.

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