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This is nothing new. After the Holy League slaughtered the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto in 1571, the explanation was this: "The Imperial Fleet encountered the fleet of the wretched infidels and the will of God turned another way."
Yet again we have another example of that proves the truth of Pope Benedict XVI's evaluation of Islam: It posits an irrational and capricious God.