"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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You left out a little history. The Muslim armies conquered Spain a few
years before, imposing there religion on Spain.

So true, although there really wasn't a "Spain" as we know it today when
the
Moors invaded. Also left out the Spanish missions to the Western
Hemisphere,
etc etc. The Iberian Peninsula has indeed been the victim of forced
religious,
political, and philosophical conversions as well as the perpetrator.

My point being; Spain may have greater reason to be wary of wars that are
religious
(or could be construed as religious) in nature. While the Alliance does
not
characterize the war as "religious," the rabble rousers on other side do.

There is no doubt that Spaniards are far more familiar with Islamic
culture and
tradition than most residents of the United States, if for no other
reasons
than a long cultural history rich in Moorish influence and Northern Africa
so
incredibly close by.



The Moors / Muslims conquered all the way into present day France. But
Southern Provence was part of Catalan, present day Barcelona. up the coast
around southern France to isle of Corsica. The French Croissant is the
Moorish / Turkish cresent emblem. At least the Moors, relate to boats and
waters.