Crusaders No More

From MSNBC:

A Marine fighter squadron challenged on its use of the "Crusaders" name and cross-and-shield symbolism as its insignia has been ordered to reverse the decision, and to return to identifying itself as "Werewolves," the Marine Corps said on Thursday.

The news came a month after the nonprofit Military Religious Freedom Foundation blasted the use of the Crusaders name and logo — citing constitutional and practical objections — on behalf of dozens of soldiers, including Marines in the affected squadron, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122...

The squadron, based in Beaufort, S.C., used the Crusaders symbol from 1958 to 2008, when Lt. Col. William Lieblein pointed out that imagery invoking the Christian conquest and colonization of Muslim nations during the Middle Ages was counterproductive to the U.S. presence across the Arab and Islamic world.

"The notion of being a crusader in that part of the world doesn't float," he said, ordering the change to "Werewolves," as reported by the Beaufort Gazette at the time.

From Crusader to Werewolf... This is pathetic and outrageous. Where do these ACLU types get their power? I can only suspect that someone in the president's inner circle, if not the man himself, was responsible for this. Why didn't someone tell those criticizing the name and symbol to buzz off?

"The Christian conquest and colonization of Muslim nations..." Are you serious? This is totally inaccurate. It's a glittering example of historical revisionism. It was the Muslims who played the role of ruthless conquerors, harassing Christian Europe (West and East) for centuries. Someone should ask a Greek Orthodox Christian about the claim that it was the Christians who were the conquerors.