Was Eisenhower also stupid?
After all, he called the liberation of Europe the "Great Crusade." Here's the text from his message to soldiers and sailors embarking on Operation Overlord.
Given the history of the Middle East, the word "crusade" has unpleansant overtones, but then, so do the words of people like Osama bin Laden calling for a "holy war" against America. Why is it we're the ones who have to go out of our way to avoid offending people when they feel perfectly free to offend us?