THE FIRST CRUSADE RECONQUERED THE HOLY LAND FROM ITS MOSLEM OCCUPIERS IN 1099, giving birth to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. For 70 years afterwards, the new Christian state existed in relative security in the middle of the Moslem world because though none of its neighbors were friendly, Egypt was perhaps even more hostile to the Syrian Moslems than they were to the Crusaders. The reason was that Egypt adhered to Shi'ite branch of Islam, and its Fatimid rulers were that sect's foremost defenders, while the Syrians were staunch Sunnis.
That changed decidedly in 1171 when, by a combination of violence and the habitual Moslem chicanery, the infamous Saladin, succeeded in overthrowing the Fatimids and establishing himself as sultan of Egypt. He quickly proceeded to convert the country to Sunnism by the sword. By 1175, Saladin had snatched Syria as well, from As-Salih, the 12-year-old son of his old mentor, Nur ad-Din, as it were.
As a consequence, the gallant Kingdom of Jerusalem saw its much larger enemy unified politically and religiously for the first time, a situation much like the one Israel is about to face, especially if the Muslim Brotherhood gets its claws on Jordan as well as Egypt. The noble Christian knights, who had pledged their sacred honor in defense of the Kingdom, fought on courageously, a great many laying down their lives in battle against their fanatical, bloodthirsty foe, but final defeat came in 1187 when a besieged Jerusalem was forced to surrender to Saladin.
The dream of a liberated Holy Land, cleansed of shrines to a false god, and free from the hideous call of the muezzin, was over.
Furthermore, I opine that Mecca and Medina must be destroyed.
An Honest Look at the Challenges Faced by Christian Civilization with a Focus on Past and Present Islamic Aggression
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