Rechristianization of the Middle East

[wooly_mammoth]

In addition, for those that complain that Muslims aren't assimilating to their culture, why not get revenge by doing the same to them?

Because, from a religious standpoint, in AD 2015, only muslims still feel the need to harass people that not as they are.

[Crandar]

What did your friends say about the Phalanx?

[Kadagar_AV]

Because, from a religious standpoint, in AD 2015, only muslims still feel the need to harass people that not as they are.

Not only muslims...

But they sure are aiming for some sort of world record of fugged up religious beliefs.

[wooly_mammoth]

Of course. Don't take my reply too seriously, it was purposely a stupid answer to what I considered to be a stupid question (not implying anything whatsoever towards the poster, just towards the question itself).

[Kadagar_AV]

Of course. Don't take my reply too seriously, it was purposely a stupid answer to what I considered to be a stupid question (not implying anything whatsoever towards the poster, just towards the question itself).

Agreed.

Western idiots should be handled by the western world, other idiots should be handled by their cultures.

Mixing cultures under one nation's roof is just a recipe for disaster. People DO NOT WANT to live with people of other cultures, by and large. Sure we at times fall in love and move to other cultures... But that is something else entirely from the mass-migration towards Europe (Sweden and Germany in particular).

These are interesting times...

If not for any other reason that this is a "history first" of a leading culture voluntarily ruining itself.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Well, Lord Carey has called for Britain to help "Crush" ISIL in Syria, so the former head of the Anglican Church is clearly feeling his crusading arm twitching.

You're basically describing a Crusade though, because the reason Christians are leaving is anti-Christian violence, so you'd have to go to war and carve out a space for Christians through the use of violence, and then you'd have to hold it.

Hmmm.

We'd need to take Turkey first, it's a necessary strategic bridgehead and it'll get the Greeks onboard if they can move their capital from Athens to Constantinople and re-take Hagia Sophia. Then I'd recommend pushing down the Levantine coast, skipping over the Sinai and making an amphibious assault on Alexandria, from there we can retake the Nile Delta, destroy all the buildings the Egyptians have built on the floodplain and get the irrigation system sorted. After that I'd recommend committing two forces to go West from Egypt and East from Spain.

I reckon we could take back the whole lot in 20-50 years if the EU made a good, strong, collective effort towards Reconquest. It'd be a bit awkward to have Israel in the middle of Palestine though, and they have some important ports - we might have to absorb them.

wait...

It's still 900 AD, right?

[Pannonian]

Well, Lord Carey has called for Britain to help "Crush" ISIL in Syria, so the former head of the Anglican Church is clearly feeling his crusading arm twitching.

You're basically describing a Crusade though, because the reason Christians are leaving is anti-Christian violence, so you'd have to go to war and carve out a space for Christians through the use of violence, and then you'd have to hold it.

Hmmm.

We'd need to take Turkey first, it's a necessary strategic bridgehead and it'll get the Greeks onboard if they can move their capital from Athens to Constantinople and re-take Hagia Sophia. Then I'd recommend pushing down the Levantine coast, skipping over the Sinai and making an amphibious assault on Alexandria, from there we can retake the Nile Delta, destroy all the buildings the Egyptians have built on the floodplain and get the irrigation system sorted. After that I'd recommend committing two forces to go West from Egypt and East from Spain.

I reckon we could take back the whole lot in 20-50 years if the EU made a good, strong, collective effort towards Reconquest. It'd be a bit awkward to have Israel in the middle of Palestine though, and they have some important ports - we might have to absorb them.

wait...

It's still 900 AD, right?

Do we bring our siege engines with us, or do we build them when we get there?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Do we bring our siege engines with us, or do we build them when we get there?

Bring them with us, I don't want to be caught out like that again!

[rvg]

Deus Vult!

[CrossLOPER]

not implying anything whatsoever towards the poster

You can imply whatever you want with regards to some dude who uses a name like that.