>>>You forgot all the murdering and plundering Mohammed and his followers did...
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>>Hmmm.
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>>I could try to respond, but I'm at a loss for what specific point you're trying to make.
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>That the unification didn't go smoothly, by just charisma. It was bloody.

Well, then some one should start posting some facts on "the murdering and plundering".

As you can guess, alot of that was going around in 500 AD.


>You can't expect the re-run to go any better.

Actually, the point of talking about history is learning from mistakes. Not just pointing them out.

But you're a dyed-in-the-wool pessimist, so no surprise here.

If the original unification was around the survival of the Arabic tribes, and they murdered and plundered all who stood in their way, then the new unification might center on new enemies who stand in their way, such as the West.

That's sort of where Iran is heading.

If the West creates another environment for unification, and persuades the new leaders to unite around something else, besides war, we won't be watching a re-run. We'll be watching a sequel.