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Now, to the best of my knowledge, the islamic belief is that having come in contact with a pig [?and not being able to wash according to what the religion prescribes?], you cannot go to heaven.
The suicide bombers are often connected with the idea of getting 72(?) virgins upon their arrival in heaven when they die in service to Allah.
However, no heaven, no virgins.
C3PX also began to discuss something I wrote then deleted from my previous post...religion, or lack thereof.
There is a certain fervor to be gained from being religious. It drove the Crusades. It drove the Inquisition (not saying it was used for GOOD things). I think it even (to an extent) drove the discovery of the new world.
However, too many people are getting away from religion, or becoming numb to religion, or something along those lines...essentially, we don't care as much anymore OR we choose not to show that we care for fear of upsetting those around us ([sarcasm]thank you liberal interpretation of the Constitution[/sarcasm]).
The Cold War stayed cold because of MAD...Mutually Assured Destruction. The United States did not want to be destroyed, so it did not fire any weapons first. Same deal with the USSR.
This war is different because the radical islamic groups do not fear their own demise, in many cases they welcome it because of their religious beliefs. The closest possible modern-day comparison to what is going would be the Pacific island-hopping campaign of WW2, where the Japanese showed no fear of death in service to their emperor, resulting in thousands of needless casualties.
