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originally posted by: Snarl
LOL ... is that intentional? (it's really hard to get a read from text responses)
originally posted by: ArMaP
I just don't understand what the point is.
Service by Muslims in the United States military dates back to the American Revolutionary War where records indicate that at least a few Muslims fought on the rebel side.[1] Muslims have fought in all major US wars including the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War.[1] More recently they have served in Gulf War, Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan.
Muslims have fought and died in World War II and the Vietnam War. Over 15,000 Muslim Americans served in World War II in North Africa, Europe, and Asia.[5] At least 12 Muslims are known to have sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War as well.[5]
originally posted by: antar
a reply to: Snarl
He is the enemy but don't get Islam confused with a sociopaths murderous spree. Stick to your facts as that seems most genuine. In doing that we have only conjecture and a certain wish to have definitive answers as to the "Why"
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It was written in their Koran, that all nations which had not acknowledged the Prophet were sinners, whom it was the right and duty of the faithful to plunder and enslave; and that every mussulman who was slain in this warfare was sure to go to paradise. He said, also, that the man who was the first to board a vessel had one slave over and above his share, and that when they sprang to the deck of an enemy's ship, every sailor held a dagger in each hand and a third in his mouth; which usually struck such terror into the foe that they cried out for quarter at once.xv
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