Gawain;And more christains were killed fighting stupidly over the same god just like their doing. And other than Ireland recent past we have stopped.
Really , I thought there was a little conflict between Catholic and Orthodox in a place formerly known as Yugoslavia .
I think Iran would have been a better choice. Were just trying to get a foothold here and hope it spreads. Thats what the surrounding arab nations fear.
But the surrounding countries are mainly your allies , so you want your allies to fear the very thing that you are trying to impose , while you are at the same time helping them stop what it is you say you are hoping to impose .
Time for a reality check there Gawain . Because if you are helping those that oppose what you are trying to impose then you are not going to get anywhere .

Don;Everything we do offends them. Our very existence offends them.
Offends who ? The nutters or the ordinary people ?
There is nothing you can do to stop offending the nutters , but there is a hell of a lot you can do to stop offending the ordinary people and driving them towards the nutters .
If you cannot concentrate on just the extremists and eradicate them then you might as well give up .