What happened several centuries ago has nothing to do with today for us. The problem with the Islamic people is that they are still living centuries ago and have not loosened their hold to their religion which brings about my comment on intelligence. If they choose to follow their religious leaders to the point of killing others because they are told that is what God wants then they haven't the intelligence to think for themselves. No need to try and draw any parrellels to us because the ones we have here are a very small minority but the ones they have there are and ever increasing minority (for the time being). We should all think for ourselves and not allow any religios leader to tell us what the Bible or the Koran says or means.