'In a culture that excoriates President Bush for once using the term ‘crusade’, even though in English that word has carried no specifically Christian or anti-Muslim connotation for centuries'
Since you mention it, the first crusade didn't do the Jews a lot of good either but note the lack of people arguing that Bush is an anti-semite who wants to burn them all in their synagogues because of the 'crusade' comment.
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'In a culture that excoriates
'In a culture that excoriates President Bush for once using the term ‘crusade’, even though in English that word has carried no specifically Christian or anti-Muslim connotation for centuries'
Since you mention it, the first crusade didn't do the Jews a lot of good either but note the lack of people arguing that Bush is an anti-semite who wants to burn them all in their synagogues because of the 'crusade' comment.