Excellent post SASless, couldn't agree with you more.
To say that this is irrelevant to Military aircrew is a big mistake, a lot of military folk may find themselves over there for many years to come, and although everybody should go over with an open mind, the islamic mindset should be addressed to prepare ones self, it is very "different" to the rest of the world, Russia and Asia included.
Would love to hear an Arabic view of what is being discussed here.