ABCNEWS.com : Conservatives Back General in 'Satan' War

"Religious conservatives in Congress are defending a Pentagon general who referred to the war on terror as a Christian fight against Satan.

In remarks many consider demeaning to Islam, Army Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin has told church audiences his mission is 'a battle with Satan.' The struggle, Boykin said, is 'because we're a Christian nation, because our foundation and our roots are Judeo-Christian ... and the enemy is a guy named Satan.'

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Bush's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, seemed to reproach the general Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

"The president's views on this are absolutely clear, and I think the president is very clear on what he means here," Rice said. "This is not a war between religions. No one should describe it as such."

In response to Bubba Condi, I would say without any racist implications that "you should call a spade a spade". There has always been an underlying "religious war" in the Iraq invasion by the US. It's by recognizing this underlying aspect and analyzing it that we can come to the truth about the Iraq war.

Consider this: In light of the facts (no WMDs, no ties to Al Quaeda, no imminent threat to the US) and the current situation (2 or more US servicemen and women killed by day) just what are we doing in Iraq? It's very much a crusade -- and it's the US economy that's being pillaged by the private-industry crusaders.