Believe it or not, there is not much difference between –.

1. Politically liberal Western powers who want to use military and diplomatic strength to bring the Muslim world into the “light of freedom, democracy, and human rights”.

2. Politically conservative Western powers who want to use military and diplomatic strength to bring the Muslim world into the light of Christianity.

Yet, many Muslims seem to find the latter somehow more offensive and objectionable, even when the reality on the ground is the same regardless.