10-22-2004, 02:10 PM
In fairness to him, I think he just sincerely made a goof in his speech. (<i>He often does</i>). LOL. Like during one of the debates, he made reference to the "internet<b>s</b>", as if there is more than 1 of them.
He's not the best with language, I'll admit.
But I really don't think that he had any clue that using that word in reference to a majority-Muslim nation was so sensitive. *I* had no idea that it was still a continuing sore spot until 2002 myself when I started "meeting" and talking to Muslims online. I'm pretty positive that he didn't mean it in the sense of a "Christian Crusade". The word has a meaning outside of the tragic Crusades of the past.