>>>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crusade
>>>" a remedial enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm "
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>>From the same source:
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>>"capitalized : any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims "
>>The symbol that has been chosen relates to the capitalized version.....
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>That would certainly support your argument.
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>I don't think we're talking about history buffs however.

I guess not. They probably think that sticking the emblem of the crusades on the tail plane of their war planes as a good way of 'winning hearts and minds'

Of course it's also the English national flag - maybe Britain should object to it being used in this way :-}