It's Not A Holy War...Really!

President George W Bush told Palestinian ministers that God had told him to invade Afghanistan and Iraq - and create a Palestinian State, a new BBC series reveals.

I have been having an argument with some opposing friends and family members for some time over the nature of the War in Iraq. I have been convinced from the very beginning that 9/11 was a convenient excuse to begin a Holy War against Islam. My argument has been viciously dismissed time and time again.
Does it not mean anything that Jihad became a household word in the late months of 2001? Yet, still there are people who are denying that religion is the major player in this conflict.
FACT - There are EXTREMIST christians in the White House, and EXTREMIST christians are their, "base."
FACT - The Bush admin. has delcared war on terrorism, and defined terrorists as EXTREMIST Muslims.

The report is here.