The problem, Professor Cole, is you are interpreting the words in a way that seems to me clearly not what they say. You translated them to say: "Prepare against them all the power, and all the war horses that you can, whereby to strike fear into the enemies of God and your enemies."
I thought all non Muslims were the enemies of God and the enemies of Muslims therefore it is a statement advocating terrorism (striking fear) against them. You've spent too much time and effort trying to prove that the statement doesn't say what it purports to say. I don't think you are very successful.
For this 4,000 Americans died.
The problem, Professor Cole, is you are interpreting the words in a way that seems to me clearly not what they say. You translated them to say: "Prepare against them all the power, and all the war horses that you can, whereby to strike fear into the enemies of God and your enemies."
I thought all non Muslims were the enemies of God and the enemies of Muslims therefore it is a statement advocating terrorism (striking fear) against them. You've spent too much time and effort trying to prove that the statement doesn't say what it purports to say. I don't think you are very successful.
Thanks for clarifying. I missed reading you.