War Is HOLY. To Them.

I was wondering why the Muslim holy book, the Quran, speaks so much of war. I also had wondered if extremist Muslims view war as holy, or becoming a martyr being the key to salvation. After Reading up a little more on the subject, I found something rather peculiar. In the reading I found a specific section of the text, "Read al-Tawba and Anfal [Traditional war chapters from the Quran]." This section nearly awnsered my question. I had always thought war would not be considered holy in any sense except one. There was a set of wars and battles known as the Crusades, they were battles for the Holy Land; these battles occured between western Europeans, such as the British, and Muslims for the land from which both their religions began. In the case of Muslims, Dying for the country would indeed be dying for their religion, which is Martyrdom, or their key to salvation. Of course, not all Muslims are so zealous in their religion. These terrorists are simply the over-zealous type. Not all them have a bloodlust.