Quote Originally Posted by Zaknafien
Ive read that book, its plain wrong.
That's an assertion, not an argument.
Quote Originally Posted by Zaknafien
For an example, look at the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Islamists fought them because they invaded an Islamic country and tried to wipe out the Islamic faith therein. There were no Islamic attacks on the SU prior to this, nor were there after they withdrew from Afghanistan.
With the exception of a little situation called Chechnya. Mujahadeen from Afghanistan did migrate to the fight in Chechnya, and they did take part in suicide missions in Russia proper. Expand on your analogy or abandon it, please.

And the Salafists and Wahhabbists believe they're waging a defensive war? Didn't you know that every war is a defensive war?